Brits saturate Adavoyle, South Armagh
On Wednesday morning 25 July a large military operation,
including major helicopter activity, was mounted by the British
Army in the Adavoyle area in South Armagh. British troops began
to saturate the area near to the football field at 7am and this
was still ongoing at 12 noon. ``Helicopters swooped so low at
times that they nearly touched the rooftops of nearby buildings,''
said Sinn Féin councillor Packie McDonald. ``People standing in
the area were very frightened and cattle in fields were stampeded
because of the noise and downdraught of the rotar blades on the
helicopters. Side roads were sealed off and a military robot was
unloaded from one of the helicopters.''
The reason given for the operation was that ``something
suspicious'' was seen the previous day. ``This area is in direct
view of a watch-tower,'' points out McDonald. `` What function do
these spy-posts serve in this area if it takes a whole day to
respond to something that they have observed? Residents here in
South Armagh believe that this is nothing more than an ongoing
training exercise for the British Army. I am calling for the
immediate withdrawal of British troops back to their barracks in
England. They serve no other purpose here except to intimidate
and harass the people of South Armagh.''
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