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02/04/2014
Man Arrested In Jean McConville Investigation
A 56-year-old man has been arrested over the abduction and murder of Jean McConville.
The man was arrested in west Belfast on Wednesday morning.
A mother of 10, Jean McConville was kidnapped from her flat in the Divis area of Belfast in December 1972 and shot by the IRA.
The 37-year-old's body was only discovered when it was found on a beach in County Louth in the Republic of Ireland in August 2003.
Today's arrest follows the appearance in court last week of 77-year-old Ivor Bell, charged with aiding and abetting the murder of Mrs McConville.
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The man was arrested in west Belfast on Wednesday morning.
A mother of 10, Jean McConville was kidnapped from her flat in the Divis area of Belfast in December 1972 and shot by the IRA.
The 37-year-old's body was only discovered when it was found on a beach in County Louth in the Republic of Ireland in August 2003.
Today's arrest follows the appearance in court last week of 77-year-old Ivor Bell, charged with aiding and abetting the murder of Mrs McConville.
(IT)
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A 56-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972. The man presented himself to police on Wednesday morning. He is being questioned at Antrim police station. The move follows his arrest last month, which was delayed due to a medical issue.
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