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IRA begins decommissioning arms amid peace push
The IRA announced it put a quantity of arms beyond use as part of a disarmament move welcomed by Northern Ireland leaders. The international commission confirmed witnessing weapons and explosives rendered useless, while declining to specify numbers or methods. Leaders from Sinn Fein, the Ulster Unionist Party, and governments hailed the step as a milestone toward peace, though tensions lingered among hardliners.
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