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Inside the Coagh IRA ambush, one of the most controversial SAS killings in Northern Ireland

The Independent ·First reported
The IndependentInside the Coagh IRA ambush, one of the most controversial SAS killings in Northern Ireland
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The former SAS major responsible for planning one of the most controversial lethal clashes of the Troubles tells Sam Kiley how his men had less than two seconds to decide whether to open fire on an IRA unit preparing an assassination

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