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Sands relatives in 25th anniversary snub to Sinn Fein

category national | rights, freedoms and repression | other press author Friday May 05, 2006 14:57author by Marcella

The family of Bobby Sands will today not be participating in Sinn Fein plans to mark the 25th anniversary of the IRA man's death.

The hunger striker's relatives are reported to have decided on a private commemoration in favour of any of the 'official' events to mark what is one of the biggest days in the republican calendar.

Continues: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=...89771

On this Day BBC Reportage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/...9.stm

Everyone Republican or otherwise has their part to play...

God rest you Bobby Sands!

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