File Photo If supporters of H-Block hunger strikers had broken into the British embassy in July 18, 1981, they would have faced nearly 200 Irish soldiers who would have opened fireÊif necessary. In a new book on the Irish armyÕs involvement in The Trouble

File Photo If supporters of H-Block hunger strikers had broken into the British embassy in July 18, 1981, they would have faced nearly 200 Irish soldiers who would have opened fireÊif necessary. In a new book on the Irish armyÕs involvement in The Troubles, a retired lieutenant colonel said senior army officers were told by the Government that under no circumstances could there be a repeat of the burning. The army commander in the embassy left his troops in no doubt that if rioters attempted to take their guns they were to open fire with live rounds. End. DAY 60 DURING THE H BLOCK RALLY ON DUBLIN’S O CONNELL ST DURING THE BOBBY SANDS HUNGER STRIKE. 1981 Photo: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie