Brian Shivers arrives at Antrim Courthouse, where he is on trial for murder with co-accused Colin Duffy, in Antrim January 20, 2012. British Army sappers Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, and Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, were ambushed by gunmen from the dissident republican Real IRA outside the Massereene barracks in Antrim on March 7, 2009. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)

Brian Shivers arrives at Antrim Courthouse, where he is on trial for murder with co-accused Colin Duffy, in Antrim January 20, 2012. British Army sappers Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, and Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, were ambushed by gunmen from the dissident republican Real IRA outside the Massereene barracks in Antrim on March 7, 2009. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)

Brian Shivers arrives at Antrim Courthouse, where he is on trial for murder with co-accused Colin Duffy, in Antrim January 20, 2012. British Army sappers Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, and Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, were ambushed by gunmen from the dissident republican Real IRA outside the Massereene barracks in Antrim on March 7, 2009. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)

Brian Shivers arrives at Antrim Courthouse, where he is on trial for murder with co-accused Colin Duffy, in Antrim January 20, 2012. British Army sappers Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, and Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, were ambushed by gunmen from the dissident republican Real IRA outside the Massereene barracks in Antrim on March 7, 2009. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell poses for the media during his trial in Vilnius October 21, 2011. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell (L) listens to his lawyer Ingrida Botyriene during his trial in Vilnius October 21, 2011. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell (L) listens to his lawyer Ingrida Botyriene during his trial in Vilnius October 21, 2011. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell shows his handcuffs during his trial in Vilnius October 21, 2011. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell poses for the media during his trial in Vilnius October 21, 2011. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell (L) listens to his lawyer Ingrida Botyriene during his trial in Vilnius May 25, 2011. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell speaks during his trial in Vilnius May 25, 2011. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW HEADSHOT)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell (L) listens to his lawyer Ingrida Botyriene during his trial in Vilnius May 25, 2011. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell (R) is escorted to court in Vilnius May 25, 2011. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell (L) listens to his lawyer Ingrida Botyriene during his trial in Vilnius October 7, 2009. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the RealIRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA CRIME LAW POLITICS)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell (L) listens to his lawyer Ingrida Botyriene during his trial in Vilnius October 7, 2009. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the RealIRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA CRIME LAW POLITICS)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell (L) listens to his lawyer Ingrida Botyriene during his trial in Vilnius October 7, 2009. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the RealIRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LITHUANIA CRIME LAW POLITICS)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell listens to his lawyers during his trial in Vilnius August 21, 2009. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Stringer (LITHUANIA HEADSHOT CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell listens to his lawyers during his trial in Vilnius August 21, 2009. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Stringer (LITHUANIA HEADSHOT CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell listens to his lawyers during his trial in Vilnius August 21, 2009. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Stringer (LITHUANIA HEADSHOT CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell listens to his lawyers during his trial in Vilnius August 21, 2009. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Stringer (LITHUANIA HEADSHOT CRIME LAW)

Irish citizen Michael Campbell listens to his lawyers during his trial in Vilnius August 21, 2009. Campbell was detained in Vilnius in January 2008 on charges of buying a large amount of ammunition and firearms for a splinter group of the Real IRA, led by Campbell's brother Liam Campbell. REUTERS/Stringer (LITHUANIA CRIME LAW)

A member of the Real IRA reads a statement at a Republican memorial in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland, April 13, 2009. The Real IRA, a splinter paramilitary group of the Irish Republican Army, have claimed responsibility for the murders of two soldiers at an Army Barracks in Antrim last month. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND CONFLICT POLITICS HEADSHOT)

A member of the Real IRA reads a statement at a Republican memorial in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland, April 13, 2009. The Real IRA, a splinter paramilitary group of the Irish Republican Army, have claimed responsibility for the murders of two soldiers at an Army Barracks in Antrim last month. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND CONFLICT POLITICS HEADSHOT)

A member of the Real IRA (3rd L) is applauded as he makes his way through the crowd to read a statement at a Republican memorial in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland, April 13, 2009. The Real IRA, a splinter paramilitary group of the Irish Republican Army, have claimed responsibility for the murders of two soldiers at an Army Barracks in Antrim last month. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND CONFLICT POLITICS)

A member of the Real IRA is applauded as he makes his way through the crowd to read a statement at a Republican memorial in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland, April 13 2009. The Real IRA, a splinter paramilitary group of the Irish Republican Army, have claimed responsibility for the murders of two soldiers at an Army Barracks in Antrim last month. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND CONFLICT POLITICS)

A masked youth holds petrol bombs as he stands near a Republican memorial in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland, where a member of the Real IRA was reading a statement, April 13 2009. The Real IRA, a splinter paramilitary group of the Irish Republican Army, have claimed responsibility for the murders of two soldiers at an Army Barracks in Antrim last month. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND CONFLICT POLITICS)

IRISH-ATTACK/TIMELINE - Map of the UK locating violence blamed by the Real IRA. With profile of the Republican splinter group. RNGS. (SIN02)

Anthony Joseph Donegan with his head under a jumper is escorted by Police officers out of Enniskillen Magistrates Court, Northern Ireland. Anthony Joseph Donegan, with his head under a jumper, is driven away by police officers out of Enniskillen Magistrates Court, Northern Ireland, February 9, 2005. Donegan appeared before a Northern Ireland court on Wednesday, charged with supplying the car used in the bloodiest bomb attack in three decades of violence in the British-ruled province. Donegan is accused of providing the vehicle in which the Real IRA guerrilla group hid a 500lb (225kg) bomb which exploded with devastating effect in the market town of Omagh in August 1998. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

Laurence Rush who lost his wife Libby in the Omagh Bombing watches the police escort Donegan out of court in Northern Ireland. Laurence Rush who lost his wife Libby in the Omagh Bombing watches the police drive Anthony Donegan out of Enniskillen Magistrates Court, Northern Ireland, February 9, 2005. Donegan appeared before a Northern Ireland court on Wednesday, charged with supplying the car used in the bloodiest bomb attack in three decades of violence in the British-ruled province. Donegan is accused of providing the vehicle in which the Real IRA guerrilla group hid a 500lb (225kg) bomb which exploded with devastating effect in the market town of Omagh in August 1998. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

Liam Lyness, one of five people charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership, is escorted from Ballymena Court, County Antrim, February 8, 2005. [Four men and one woman were arrested after police found three firebombs in a house in Ballymena on February 5, 2005.]

Pearse O'Neill, one of five people charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership, is escorted from Ballymena Court, County Antrim, February 8, 2005. [Four men and one woman were arrested after police found three firebombs in a house in Ballymena on February 5, 2005.]

Anthony Lee, one of five people charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership, is escorted from Ballymena Court, County Antrim, February 8, 2005. Four men and one woman were arrested after police found three firebombs in a house in Ballymena on February 5, 2005.

Christopher Smylie, one of five people charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership, gestures as he is escorted from Ballymena Court, County Antrim, February 8, 2005. [Four men and one woman were arrested after police found three firebombs in a house in Ballymena on February 5, 2005.]

Christopher Smylie charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership is escorted from Ballymena Court. Christopher Smylie, one of five people charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership, gestures as he is escorted from Ballymena Court, County Antrim, February 8, 2005. Four men and one woman were arrested after police found three firebombs in a house in Ballymena on February 5, 2005. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

Anthony Lee charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership is escorted from Ballymena Court. Anthony Lee, one of five people charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership, is escorted from Ballymena Court, County Antrim, February 8, 2005. Four men and one woman were arrested after police found three firebombs in a house in Ballymena on February 5, 2005. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

Liam Lyness charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership is escorted from Ballymena Court. Liam Lyness, one of five people charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership, is escorted from Ballymena Court, County Antrim, February 8, 2005. Four men and one woman were arrested after police found three firebombs in a house in Ballymena on February 5, 2005. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

Pearse O'Neill charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership is escorted from Ballymena Court. Pearse O'Neill, one of five people charged with possession of incendiary devices and Real IRA membership, is escorted from Ballymena Court, County Antrim, February 8, 2005. Four men and one woman were arrested after police found three firebombs in a house in Ballymena on February 5, 2005. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern lays a wreath at the Omagh Bomb Memorial Garden during a short visit to the Northern Ireland town February 19, 2004. Omagh was the scene of the province's bloodiest single guerrilla attack when the Real IRA splinter group killed 29 people in a car bomb attack in 1998. REUTERS/Paul McErlane PM/JB

Lawrence Rush, who lost his wife Elizabeth in the Omagh bombing, leaves
a Dublin court after Michael McKevitt, leader of the Real IRA renegade
guerrilla group, was found guilty of directing terrorism August 6,
2003. McKevitt could face life in jail after becoming the first person
in Ireland to be convicted of directing terrorism, a charge introduced
after the group's bombing of Omagh in 1998 which killed 29 people and
wounded hundreds. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM

Lawrence Rush, who lost his wife Elizabeth in the Omagh bombing, leaves
a Dublin court after Michael McKevitt, leader of the Real IRA renegade
guerrilla group, was found guilty of directing terrorism August 6,
2003. McKevitt could face life in jail after becoming the first person
in Ireland to be convicted of directing terrorism, a charge introduced
after the group's bombing of Omagh in 1998 which killed 29 people and
wounded hundreds. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM

Lawrence Rush, who lost his wife Elizabeth in the Omagh bombing, leaves
a Dublin court after Michael McKevitt, leader of the Real IRA renegade
guerrilla group, was found guilty of directing terrorism August 6,
2003. McKevitt could face life in jail after becoming the first person
in Ireland to be convicted of directing terrorism, a charge introduced
after the group's bombing of Omagh in 1998 which killed 29 people and
wounded hundreds..REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM

Relatives of Omagh bomb victims, Victor Barker (L), father of James and
Clare Radford (C), sister of Alan, listen to Michael Gallagher, who
lost his son Aidan, talking to reporters after Michael McKevitt, leader
of the Real IRA renegade guerrilla group was found guilty of directing
terrorism at a Dublin court August 6, 2003. McKevitt could face life in
jail after becoming the first person in Ireland to be convicted of
directing terrorism, a charge introduced after the group's bombing of
Omagh in 1998 which killed 29 people and wounded hundreds. REUTERS/Paul
McErlane

PM

Bernadette Sands McKevitt, wife of alleged dissident republican [Michael] McKevitt and sister of late republican hunger striker [Bobby] Sands, arrives at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, June 18, 2003. McKevitt, alleged to be the leader of the Real IRA, is the first person to appear at Dublin's Special Criminal Court charged with directing terrorism, one of a range of measures introduced by the Irish Government in the wake of the Omagh bombing in 1998. The 53-year-old faces a possible life sentence if he is eventually found guilty.

Bernadette Sands McKevitt, wife of alleged dissident republican Michael
McKevitt and sister of late republican hunger striker Bobby Sands, arrives
at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, June 18, 2003. McKevitt, alleged to
be the leader of the Real IRA, is the first person to appear at Dublin's
Special Criminal Court charged with directing terrorism, one of a range of
measures introduced by the Irish Government in the wake of the Omagh bombing
in 1998. The 53-year-old faces a possible life sentence if he is eventually
found guilty. PP03060077 REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM/ASA

Bernadette Sands McKevitt, wife of alleged dissident republican Michael
McKevitt and sister of late republican hunger striker Bobby Sands,
arrives at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, June 18, 2003.
McKevitt, alleged to be the leader of the Real IRA, is the first person
to appear at Dublin's Special Criminal Court charged with directing
terrorism, one of a range of measures introduced by the Irish
Government in the wake of the Omagh bombing in 1998. The 53-year-old
faces a possible life sentence if he is eventually found guilty.
REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM/ASA

New graffitti is seen on a side street off the Falls Road relating to
Real IRA man Joe O'Connor who was shot dead in 2000, after a British
double-agent was unmasked in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 12, 2003.
The agent, codenamed "Stakeknife", who penetrated to the heart of the
IRA guerilla army, was paid 80,000 pounds ($128,000) a year by Britain
and is suspected of killing 40 people in operations authorised by his
handlers. His name was printed in at least four newspapers over the
weekend. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM/ASA/JV

A file photograph dated March 4, 2001, shows police officers removing
vehicles damaged by the car bomb that exploded outside BBC television
studios in west London. Two Irish men admitted on January 22, 2003, to
being part of a Real IRA bombing campaign in Britain which included the
massive car bomb outside the BBC headquarters. REUTERS/Jonathan Evans

ASA

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern smiles after laying a wreath at a
ceremony at Bodenstown cemetery October 20, 2002. Members of the Real
IRA, a guerrilla band which carried out the bloodiest attack of the
Northern Ireland conflict, say the group is breaking up due to
corruption in its leadership, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell

JJM/JMS

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern lays a wreath at a ceremony at
Bodenstown cemetery October 20, 2002. Members of the Real IRA, a
guerrilla band which carried out the bloodiest attack of the Northern
Ireland conflict, say the group is breaking up due to corruption in its
leadership, a newspaper reported on Sunday. REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell

JJM/JMS/

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Prince Philip pause during their tour around Market street in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, May 14, 2002. [Market Street was the site of a Real IRA bombing in August 1998 which claimed 29 lives, the largest single loss of life during the troubles.]

QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP LOOK AROUND OMAGH BOMB SCENE DURING
GOLDEN JUBILEE VISIT TO NORTHERN IRELAND.


Britain's Queen Elizabeth (L) and Prince Philip pause during their tour
around Market street in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, May 14,
2002. Market Street was the site of a Real IRA bombing in August 1998
which claimed 29 lives, the largest single loss of life during the
troubles. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP LOOK AROUND OMAGH BOMB SCENE DURING
GOLDEN JUBILEE VISIT TO NORTHERN IRELAND.


Northern Ireland's Secretary of State Dr John Reid (L) shows Britain's
Queen Elizabeth (C) and Prince Philip around Market street in Omagh,
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, May 14, 2002. Market Street was the
site of a Real IRA bombing in August 1998 which claimed 29 lives, the
largest single loss of life during the troubles. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP LOOK AROUND OMAGH BOMB SCENE DURING
GOLDEN JUBILEE VISIT TO NORTHERN IRELAND.


Northern Ireland's Secretary of State Dr John Reid (2L) shows Britain's
Queen Elizabeth (C) and Prince Philip (2R) around Market street in
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, May 14, 2002. Market Street was
the site of a Real IRA bombing in August 1998 which claimed 29 lives,
the largest single loss of life during the troubles. REUTERS/Paul
McErlane

Undated police handout photo of (L to R) Michael McDonald, Fintan
O'Farrell and Declan Rafferty, the three Irish Republican's were
sentenced to thirty years May 7, 2002. They were arrested in Slovakia
in an elaborate sting operation by British agents after trying to buy
arms last July. REUTERS/Hand Out

MC

Undated police handout photo of Michael McDonald, one of three Irish
Republican's who were today, May 7, 2002, sentenced to thirty years.
They were arrested in Slovakia in an elaborate sting operation by
British agents after trying to buy arms last July. REUTERS/Hand Out

MC

Undated police handout photo of Fintan O'Farrell, one of three Irish
Republican's who were today, May 7, 2002, sentenced to thirty years.
They were arrested in Slovakia in an elaborate sting operation by
British agents after trying to buy arms last July. REUTERS/Hand Out

MC

Undated police handout photo of Declan Rafferty, one of three Irish
Republican's who were today, May 7, 2002, sentenced to thirty years.
They were arrested in Slovakia in an elaborate sting operation by
British agents after trying to buy arms last July. REUTERS/Hand Out

MC

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Sir Ronnie
Flanagan speaks to the media during a visit to Garda Headquarters in
Dublin, February 20, 2002. Flanaghan, who is due to retire at the end
of the month, was on Tuesday named by the British Home Office as an
inspector for the British constabulary, an appointment which has futher
angered relatives of the Omagh bomb victims who are dissatisfied with
the investigation he led into the bombing by the Real IRA in 1998.
REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM/ASA

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Sir Ronnie
Flanagan speaks to the media during a visit to Garda Headquarters in
Dublin, February 20, 2002. Flanagan, who is due to retire at the end of
the month, was on Tuesday named by the British Home Office as an
inspector for the British constabulary, an appointment which has
further angered relatives of the Omagh bomb victims who are
dissatisfied with the investigation he led into the bombing by the Real
IRA in 1998. REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM/ASA

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Sir Ronnie
Flanagan speaks to the media during a visit to Garda Headquarters in
Dublin, February 20, 2002. Flanaghan, who is due to retire at the end
of the month, was on Tuesday named by the British Home Office as an
inspector for the British constabulary, an appointment which has futher
angered relatives of the Omagh bomb victims who are dissatisfied with
the investigation he led into the bombing by the Real IRA in 1998.
REUTERS/Paul McErlane

PM/ASA