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Fragments of human remains have been found at a site that was previously searched for remains of Joe Lynskey, the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) has said.

Mr Lynskey, from west Belfast, is one of the Disappeared - a group of 17 people who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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Who was Joe Lynskey?​

A former Cistercian monk from the Beechmount area of west Belfast, Mr Lynskey later joined the IRA.

Mr Lynskey went missing in 1972, and republicans have claimed he was "executed and buried" by the IRA.

The A previous search for his remains took place in 2018. It ended without success.

Last November, his niece said that his body "needs to be brought home".
 
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