爱尔兰要求从英国归还稀有的铜炮,声称它们是从爱尔兰一艘沉船中非法夺走的。 Ireland demands return of rare bronze cannons from UK, claiming they were illegally taken from an Irish shipwreck.

爱尔兰要求从伦敦塔归还两枚稀有的铜炮,声称这两枚铜炮是1970年代初期从爱尔兰海岸的一艘沉船中非法走私的。 Ireland seeks the return of two rare bronze cannons from the Tower of London, claiming they were illegally smuggled from a shipwreck off Ireland's coast in the early 1970s. 爱尔兰官员长期以来一直要求归还大炮,他们援引1993年的一份报告,指出英国官员知道这些枪是爱尔兰的财产。 Irish officials have long sought the cannons' return, citing a 1993 report that British officials knew the guns were Irish property. 皇家军队希望解决这一争议,部分原因是对可能以爱尔兰共和军为目标的安全关切。 The Royal Armouries wants to resolve the controversy, partly due to security concerns over potential IRA targeting.