Gangsters who planted a hand grenade in the bushes outside Kenny Dalglish's home were jailed for life today, ending a merciless campaign of violence across the north of England. The gang of five, led by Kirk Bradley and Anthony 'Fat Tony' Downes, both 26, was responsible for numerous shootings across Liverpool, a kidnapping in which they shot their victim and dumped him in woods and a string of bungled assassination attempts. But their weapon of choice was more often the hand grenade whether they were carrying out their own violent vendettas against rival crooks, or doing the dirty work for unscrupulous kingpins within Liverpool's criminal underworld.
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Gang of five sentenced to prison terms ranging from 12-22 years
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Two jailed in absentia as they are still 'on the run' after daring prison break
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Case brings end to campaign of terror across Merseyside
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