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IRA gunman shoots policewoman in Northern Ireland
LONDON (CNN) -- The Irish Republican Army has claimed responsibility for the shooting of a policewoman in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on Thursday.
Hospital officials said the officer, who is married and the mother of three children, was listed in serious but stable condition Thursday night with wounds to the chest.
The IRA has targeted police and soldiers in its armed campaign against British rule in the province.The Derry Journal received a coded telephone call from the IRA after the 46-year-old officer was shot outside the main courthouse in Londonderry while on a regular security patrol.
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