Terror attack at funerals of Gibraltar IRA men

Title

Terror attack at funerals of Gibraltar IRA men

Genre

Speech

TX Date

17 Mar 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:00:59

Description

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Tom King reporting to the Commons on the killing of three mourners and the injury of 68 at the funerals of the three IRA men killed in Gibraltar, at Belfast’s Milltown Cemetery. Protestant Action Force have claimed responsibility for the attack.

Contributors

Tom King

Keywords

Deaths; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; IRA; Funerals; Gibraltar; Explosions; Belfast; Milltown Cemetery

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