Attack on IRA funeral

Title

Attack on IRA funeral

Genre

News report

TX Date

16 Mar 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:00:32

Description

Michael O’Neill reports from Milltown Cemetary in Belfast as a gun and grenade attack on the funeral of the three alleged IRA terrorists shot dead in Gibraltar by the SAS (06/03/88) takes place. Three people were killed and more than fifty injured. Explosions are heard and speaker with megaphone addresses crowds.

Contributors

Michael O’Neill

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; IRA; Funerals; Belfast; Mairead Farrell; Sean Savage; Danny McCann

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