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Official IRA gets rid of weapons
The IRA split into official and provisional wings in 1969
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A second republican paramilitary organisation has announced it has disposed of its weapons.
The Official IRA made the announcement on the same day that the INLA confirmed it had decommissioned its arms.
In 1969, the IRA split into the Official IRA and the Provisional IRA.
The long-dormant Official IRA took a more socialist line, announcing its ceasefire in 1972, while the Provisionals
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