Bank robbery tops talks agenda

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From The BBC: Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has held his first meeting with the Irish premier since police blamed the IRA for a £26.5m bank robbery in Belfast.

Mr Adams asked Bertie Ahern to explain his comments that the Sinn Fein leadership must have had prior knowledge of the raid.

The IRA has denied involvement in the 20 December raid on the Northern Bank.

Speaking after the meeting, Mr Adams welcomed comments from Mr Ahern that he was opposed to sanctioning his party.

"We put it to the taoiseach that profound difficulties have been compounded by the accusation which he made, and we asked him to stand up that accusation and he could not stand up that accusation," he said.

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