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McCreesh burial sparks tidal IRA violence in Northern Ireland
Tens of thousands mourned Raymond McCreesh, buried in Camlough after a flag draped funeral. In Belfast and Londonderry youths attacked troops, while police reported rioting with gasoline bombs and new weapons as tensions rise from hunger strikes and political prison demands.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Raymond McCreesh
Camlough
Irish Republic
Londonderry
McCreesh
Patrick O’hara
O’hara
Bobby Sands
Maze
IRA
Francis Hughes
St. Malachy
Thomas Wolsey
Raymond
Sands