P207 CEEFAX 207  Tue 15 May  21:11/08
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 The Irish govjtnmjnt has complained    
 to Britain over an incident in which   
 a formjt Irish foreign minister was    
 detained for questioning.              
                                        
 Mr Michael O'Kennedy was apparently    
 questioned at Birmingham airport at    
 the weekend undjt anti-terrorist laws. 
                                        
 The complaint to the British Embassy   
 in Dublin said the detention of        
 Mr O'Kennedy, currently Fianna Fail    
 party spokesman on finance, was        
 "unhelpful and unacceptable".          
                                        
 The politician was visiting Birmingham 
 for talks with Irish expatriates and   
 leading British politicians.           
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