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NI 'peace pipes' sold at auction 

Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2008-03-06

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A work of art consisting of pipes smoked by three key players in the Northern Ireland peace process has been auctioned for �6,500.

The Pipes of Peace exhibit consists of pipes belonging to Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams, ex-PUP leader David Ervine and former UVF leader Gusty Spence.

The money will go to a cross-community fund set up in memory of Mr Ervine, who died last January.

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