This month marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement largely ended 'the Troubles.' Northern Ireland is observing the anniversary with a reunion of key peace process players and a visit from U.S. President Joe Biden.
The Associated PressA new mural painted on a section of Belfast's 'peace walls' are seen in a photo taken last Monday. It's been 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement largely ended the Troubles.
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. "It is time, in my opinion, to draw a line in the sand and move forward," said Olphert, who recently retired after 30 years as a police officer — the same job held by his father John Olphert, who was shot dead by masked gunmen in 1983.A local resident walks past a paramilitary mural in Belfast on Tuesday.
Mark Thompson lost his brother to British Army bullets, and thinks society can't move forward until it confronts unfinished business.
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