World : IN BRIEF : NORTHERN IRELAND : IRA Gunmen Kill Officer, Wound 2nd
From Times staff and wire reports
Irish Republican Army gunmen firing heavy machine guns raked an armored, unmarked police car in the village of Belleek, Northern Ireland, killing one officer and seriously wounding a second. The Royal Ulster Constabulary said the two men were driving down the main street of the village, where they had an appointment. Killed was Constable Michael Marshall, 25. The IRA claimed responsibility shortly after the attack.
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