'McGuinness a legitimate target' - RIRA
The Real IRA says it regards Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness as a "legitimate target" for assassination.
In an interview at the weekend, a member of the dissident group’s army council said they regard Martin McGuinness as a target because of his role at Stormont.
However, the RIRA spokesperson also said that no decision has been made about targeting Mr McGuinness.
“Those running the Stormont administration are as much British ministers as those sitting in Downing Street. However, targets aren’t chosen always on legitimacy but on whether hitting them would be politically expedient or counter-productive and on the likely effect on public support.
“The IRA never attacked the British Army in Scotland because of its support base there and what was seen as solidarity with a fellow celtic nation. But the decision on whether to actually hit a legitimate target is one that is kept under review,” the army council member said.
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