15.01.2005, 23:54
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Zitat:300 Northern Ireland police and soldiers seek compensation for hearing loss
BELFAST (AFP) Jan 15, 2005
More than 300 British police officers and soldiers who served in Northern Ireland have started legal proceedings against the government seeking compensation for hearing loss, lawyers representing them said on Saturday.
The police and army personel claim that the government did not provide sufficient protection during shooting practise.
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According to lawyers for the police and army personnel, both in service or retired, soldiers for years had used cigarette butts as ear plugs.
The Irish government was forced to pay 350 million euros (460 million dollars) for a similar compensation claim at the end of the 1990s.