Ross McWhirter shot dead

Title

Ross McWhirter shot dead

Genre

News report

TX Date

Nov 1975

Year of production

1975

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Duration

00:02:40

Description

Jon Snow reports on the shooting of publisher Ross McWhirter in London (27/11/75). Police believe the killing was an IRA assassination, due to McWhirter’s provocative statements regarding Republican terrorist activities and about Irish citizens living in the UK.

Contributors

Jon Snow

Keywords

Deaths; London; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; IRA; Homicide; Ross McWhirter; Rosemary McWhirter

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