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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Families of IRA victims in England told new Troubles bill could revive path to justice

People on the streets of Manchester, with damage from the bombing in the background
The aftermath of the 1996 Manchester bombing, in which more than 200 people were injured. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

The families of more than 70 people killed by the IRA and other paramilitaries in unsolved attacks on English soil can once again hope for justice under the new Northern Ireland Troubles bill, the UK government has claimed.

As MPs in the House of Commons prepared to debate the bill for the first time on Tuesday, the Home Office said there remained 77 unsolved killings, including 39 British armed forces personnel in English towns and cities, from the time of the Troubles. It said more than 1,000 people were injured in the attacks.

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