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Man arrested for IRA murder of bus driver in front of school children in 1982

James Gibson was shot dead by IRA gunmen on 2 December 1982.

POLICE IN THE North have arrested a 54-year-old man in connection with the murder of a bus driver in Co Tyrone over 30 years ago.

James Gibson was gunned down in front of school children, as he stopped to let them off in the Coalisland area on 2 December 1982.

A widowed father-of-seven, 50-year-old Gibson was attacked by two masked gunmen who shot him dead.

Officers in the PSNI’s legacy investigation branch arrested the man last night in connection with the murder.

He remains in custody.

Gibson was a former soldier in the Ulster Defence Regiment of the British Army, reports the Irish News.

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    Apr 28th 2017, 12:05 PM

    Parents only thinking of themseleves again never mind the damage to the child.

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    Apr 28th 2017, 12:02 PM

    Can these parents try to be civilised for the sake of their daughter ? What the hell are they putting her through ?

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    Apr 28th 2017, 6:26 PM

    @Catherine Sims: woeful for the child to experience that kidnapping. I pity the poor child with parents ( at least the dad) like that

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    Apr 28th 2017, 10:22 PM

    Are we only getting a fraction of the story possibly? Where did they live? Is there for example a Norwegian Court ruling granting custody to the father but the Cypriot authorities were not helpful in enforcing it? More info would be helpful.

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    Apr 28th 2017, 2:49 PM

    A domestic basically and the child is not in any danger! Talk about click bait!!! But what has the fact that the Turkish-Cypriot part of the country has no extradition agreement with any other country got to do with this story? The child was kidnapped from the Greek-Cypriot part and the in now in Norway!!! I know we are clever and can fill in the gaps for ourselves but that’s not journalism!

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    Apr 28th 2017, 3:47 PM

    @Missyb211: so you’d be fine if two masked men took your child off you under the instructions of your ex and brought her to another country ? Pull the other one …

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    Apr 28th 2017, 7:15 PM

    @Suzie Sunshine: Not the point is it Suzie. It’s a sensationalist headlines about CHILD KIDNAPPING when in actual fact it’s just a domestic!

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