Picket on US embassy

The Irish Anti Extradition group picketed the American Embassy in Ballsbridge yesterday to protest the extradition of Jimmy Smyth…

The Irish Anti Extradition group picketed the American Embassy in Ballsbridge yesterday to protest the extradition of Jimmy Smyth.

The Ardoyne man, who escaped from Long Kesh Prison in 1983, was sent back by the US administration last weekend, finally losing his four year fight against extradition.

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