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U.S. soldiers broke the law.

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(From Irish Independent)

In response to Michael Higgins (Letters, 28 June) about "arrest" of the American Soldiers, these soldiers were not arrested by An Garda Siochana they were in fact placed under citizen's arrest by an anti-war activist.

While I don't condone the actions of the lone activist who seems, in your eyes, to have represented the entire Irish nation, I would like to point out that the soldiers were in fact breaking the law.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs toold the Dail, "Under Section 317 of Defence Act, 1954, military personnel are forbidden to enter or land in the State while wearing a uniform, except with written Ministerial permission. Following discussions between my Department andthe US Embassy, the ...

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