British Royal Marine jailed for making bombs for Irish republicans

By Michael HoldenLONDON (Reuters) - A British Royal Marine was jailed for 18 years on Monday after admitting that he worked as a bomb maker for dissident Irish Republican groups that violently oppose Northern Ireland's peace process.While serving in Britain's military, Ciaran Maxwell, a 31-year-old Northern Irish Catholic, made and stockpiled pipe bombs, anti-personnel mines, handguns and enough chemicals to make more than 100 kg of explosives.Although police said there was no evidence he had de