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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall met with some of the younger members of St Georges Church in Belfast during an hour-long visit yesterday afternoon. The Royal couple were met at the entrance to the church by First Minister Peter Robinson and Secretary of State Owen Paterson, as well as the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast, Dame Mary Peters. Prince Charles had previously visited the church in 1991, when the building bore the scars of terrorist bomb attacks See pages 4 & 5
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Robinson tells McGuinness to give evidence

BY MICHAEL McGLADE
michael.mcglade@jpress.co.uk

MARTIN McGuinness should give evidence to the Smithwick Tribunal in answer to claims that he authorised IRA human bomb attacks, First Minister Peter Robinson has said. The DUP leader entered the debate over the naming of the Deputy First Minister as the northern commander of the IRA at the time

of the double murder of RUC officers Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Bob Buchanan in 1989. Former soldier Ian Hurst [also known as Martin Ingram] told a private hearing of the inquiry into IRA/Garda collusion that Mr McGuinness had authorised the south Armagh IRA to kidnap, torture and kill the two senior police officers. Yesterday, Mr Robinson said

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the allegations would only have implications for the power-sharing Executive if they were stoodup in court. He said no one would be surprised over the claims made by the former Army intelligence officer. When we went into government, we were in no doubt what the background of the Sinn Fein leadership was. If theres someone thats

shaking their head and putting up their hands in surprise then theyre really out of touch, said Mr Robinson in an interview with UTV. We take the position that if people have committed crimes then theyre answerable, no matter what their position, and if theres evidence and its brought forward then its up to due process to determine, he said. Turn to page 12

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