Gerard Kelly from West Belfast, who was jailed for life sixteen years ago for his part in bomb attacks at the Old Bailey and Scotland Yard, has been freed from prison early. He was one of the thirty eight prisoners who escaped from The Maze in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) breakout in 1983.

Report shows Kelly greeted by family members.

Maze Prison, Belfast.

Kelly arrested in Holland and arriving in court in Lisburn after extradition from Holland.

Photograph of Ken Maginnis.

The reporter is Michael Fisher.

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