Shadows of the Troubles linger 25 years after Northern Ireland peace deal

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This month marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement largely ended “the Troubles,” three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland that left 3,600 people dead, some 50,000 wounded and thousands bereaved.

Northern Ireland is observing the anniversary with a reunion of key peace process players and a visit from U.S. President Joe Biden.

The peace accord may have stopped the fighting, but deep divisions remain over the conflict’s legacy — making it hard for some of Northern Ireland’s 1.9 million people to move past it.

And Britain’s exit from the European Union has only complicated matters, creating political tensions that have rattled the

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