Tom King on IRA funeral attack

Title

Tom King on IRA funeral attack

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Mar 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:05:03

Description

Interview with Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King, appealing for calm and condemning the violence after the attacks on the funeral of three alleged IRA terrorists at Milltown Cemetary in Belfast. Supports policing practice at the funeral. Three people were killed and more than fifty injured. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tom King

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Police; UK; Violence; IRA; Policing practice; Funerals; Belfast; RUC; Enniskillen; Mairead Farrell; Sean Savage; Danny McCann

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