The blood-soaked journey of R18837: How powerful gun smuggled into north by loyalists has been linked to up to 12 murders A VZ58 assault rifle, with the serial number R18837, is believed to have been used by loyalists to kill 12 people Connla Young
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A powerful gun smuggled into the north by loyalists during the Troubles is believed to have been used in the murders of up to 12 people.
The VZ58 assault rifle, with the serial number R18837, was among a batch secretly obtained in the late 1980s amid claims that British intelligence agents were involved in the plot or aware of the shipment.