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Queen, former IRA chief shake hands in Belfast in peacemaking milestone for Northern Ireland

Queen Elizabeth II and a former Irish Republican Army commander offered each other the hand of peace Wednesday in a long-awaited encounter symbolizing Northern Ireland's progress in achieving reconciliation after decades of violence.The monarch and Martin McGuinness met privately inside Belfast's riverside Lyric Theatre during a cross-community arts event featuring Northern Ireland musicians, poets and artists.Media were barred from seeing their first handshake during an ice-breaker over coffee and tea. But the two shook hands again a half-hour later for the cameras' benefit, documenting a moment that would have been inconceivable back in the days when IRA leaders were plotting to kill the British royal family. McGuinness' Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party had never attended a royal function before.Underlying the sensitivity of the occasion, no live footage or sound was permitted to be broadcast. Outside, flak-jacketed police shut down all roads surrounding the theater and told residen...

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  10. 5 IRA Dissidents Arrested, Belfast Bomb Defused

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  11. Olympic flame crosses Irish border, tours Dublin

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  4. Ireland police seize IRA rocket launcher in raid on Belfast home

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    DUBLIN (AP) — Northern Ireland police warned Friday that Irish Republican Army dissidents hope to overshadow the British election in the province with violence.North...

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