Dig begins for remains of Troubles victim 50 years after disappearance
Summary
A team of experts has started digging on farmland in County Antrim to find the remains of Seamus Maguire, who disappeared during Northern Ireland’s Troubles 50 years ago. The search aims to locate his body so his family can give him a proper burial.Key Facts
- Seamus Maguire was abducted and killed in 1976 in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
- Republican paramilitaries are believed to have secretly buried his body in Derryclone townland farmland.
- The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) is leading the search based on credible evidence.
- The commission has found 13 of the 17 “disappeared” victims but four, including Maguire, remain missing.
- Maguire’s family hopes to bury him in St Patrick’s graveyard near his home in Aghagallon.
- The commission was established as part of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement to help find missing persons from the conflict.
- The Northern Ireland Secretary thanked the commission and encouraged anyone with information to come forward confidentially.
- The search will continue until the remains are found or the team decides the body is not at the site.
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