Union Official Shot by Ulster Extremists
<i> Reuters</i>
BELFAST, Northern Ireland —
Protestant extremists Friday shot and seriously wounded a leading trade-union official working to stamp out sectarianism in Northern Ireland.
The outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters admitted responsibility for shooting Pearse McKenna as he walked toward a Belfast bakery. Police said he was in serious but stable condition.
The Transport Union called the attack sectarian and said McKenna had been working hard to improve conditions for workers, both Catholic and Protestant.
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