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| Remains may be IRA murder victim | Remains may be IRA murder victim |
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| Partial remains discovered during a search in County Wicklow may be those of a Belfast man abducted by the IRA. | Partial remains discovered during a search in County Wicklow may be those of a Belfast man abducted by the IRA. |
| Danny McIlhone, from the west of the city, went missing in 1981 when he was aged 19. | Danny McIlhone, from the west of the city, went missing in 1981 when he was aged 19. |
| However, it was not until 1999 that the IRA claimed responsibility for his death. DNA tests on the remains, found on Saturday, are being carried out. | |
| There have been two unsuccessful searches - in 1999 and 2000 - in the same area for Danny McIlhone's remains. | |
| "Mr McIlhone's family have been informed of the find and are being kept up to date," said BBC NI home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney. | |
| The search was being carried out on behalf of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains, which liaises with families of the so-called Disappeared. | The search was being carried out on behalf of the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains, which liaises with families of the so-called Disappeared. |
| In a statement nine years ago, the IRA said Danny McIlhone was not suspected of being an informer but was being questioned about stealing IRA weapons. | In a statement nine years ago, the IRA said Danny McIlhone was not suspected of being an informer but was being questioned about stealing IRA weapons. |
| It was claimed that he was killed in a struggle with the person who was guarding him | It was claimed that he was killed in a struggle with the person who was guarding him |