The World - News from Dec. 1, 1985
About 300 Protestants clashed with supporters of the outlawed Irish Republican Army in Glasgow, Scotland, before the start of a rally led by the Rev. Ian Paisley. Police reported 17 arrests. Paisley was in Glasgow to rally support against a recent Anglo-Irish agreement giving Ireland a consultative role in Ulster. Meanwhile, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the IRA claimed responsibility for the shooting death of an 18-year-old Catholic youth for what it termed “anti-social behavior,” a euphemism there for drug trafficking.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
