Law enforcement in the United Kingdom, the police and law enforcement agencies of the United Kingdom
Since the Provisional Irish Republican Army called a ceasefire and ended its armed campaign in 1997, breakaway groups opposed to the ceasefire ("dissident republicans") have continued an armed campaign against the British security forces in Northern Ireland.
There are various credible allegations that elements of the British security forces colluded with the UVF in the bombings.
It involved forcing people (including civilians, off-duty members of the British security forces, or people working for the security forces) to drive car bombs to British military targets, after placing them or their families under some kind of threat.
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