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Veteran US Peacemaker on the Legacy of Martin McGuinness

Former US senator, George Mitchell, looks back at negotiating peace with Martin McGuinness.

Former US senator, George Mitchell, recalls negotiating peace with Martin McGuinness. The former IRA commander died in Northern Ireland on Tuesday. Speaking to Newshour, a woman who lost her sister to an IRA bomb said Martin McGuinness failed to reach out to families who lost their loved ones in IRA attacks.

Also on the programme: UK joins US in limiting large electronic devices from certain airline flights, and a new puppet in Sesame Street.

(Picture shows Emmett and Fiachra McGuinness carry the coffin of their father Martin through Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Credit: AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Tue 21 Mar 2017 21:06GMT

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  • Tue 21 Mar 2017 21:06GMT

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