WORST DEATH TOLL IN 30 YEARS OF TERROR
Worst death toll in 30 years of terror
The bomb blast which ripped through the centre of Omagh, killing at least 28 people, was the worst in the North in the last 30 years.
Among the other outrages during the Troubles are:
Bloody Friday - July 21, 1972- Eleven people killed and 130 injured when the Provisional IRA set off 26 bombs in Belfast
Warrenpoint Massacre - August 27, 1979- Eighteen soldiers killed on a Bank Holiday Monday by two bombs in the Co Down seaside resort.
Lord Mountbatten was killed a few hours earlier when an IRA bomb blew apart his fishing boat off the coast of Co Sligo.
Ballykelly Bombing - December 6, 1982 - An Irish National Liberation Army bomb destroyed the Droppin Well bar killing 17 people, 11 of them soldiers.
Newry Mortar Attack - February 28, 1985 - Nine RUC members killed when the IRA mortar-bombed the town's RUC station.
Remembrance Day Massacre - November 11, 1987-Eleven killed and 63 injured when IRA bombed a Remembrance Day service at Enniskillen.
Milltown Massacre, Belfast - March 16, 1988 - Three killed and 50 injured in gun and grenade attack by a Loyalist fanatic on mourners at funeral of the three IRA members shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar. Three days later, two off-duty soldiers were beaten by a mob and shot by the IRA after their car was blocked by the funeral procession of one of the Milltown victims.
Fun Run Bombing - June 15, 1988- Six soldiers blown up after taking part in a charity fun run in Lisburn.
Ballygawley Bombing - August 20, 1988- Eight young soldiers killed and 27 injured when the IRA blew up the bus taking them back to base after leave in England.
Musgrave Park Hospital Bombing - November 2, 1991 - Two soldiers killed by 20lb Semtex bomb at a military hospital in Belfast.
Teebane Cross Massacre - January 17, 1992 - Eight Protestants killed by an IRA bomb after leaving work at an Army base near Cookstown.
Betting Shop Massacre - February, 1992- Five Catholics shot dead in a Belfast betting shop by UFF gunmen in revenge for the previous month's bombing.
Shankill Road Bombing - October 23, 1993- Ten people, including a seven-year-old girl and her mother and a 13-year-old schoolgirl, killed by a bomb in a Belfast fish shop. The shop was in a building which also housed offices used by the outlawed Loyalist Ulster Defence Association. Thomas Begley, one of the two IRA terrorists who planted the bomb, was also among the dead.
Greysteel Massacre - October 30, 1993- Six Catholics and a Protestant were killed when UFF gunmen sprayed the bar of the Rising Sun bar in Greysteel, County Derry, on Hallowe'en night.
Loughinisland Massacre - June 18, 1994 - Six Catholics shot dead by UVF gunman as they watched Ireland's World Cup victory over Italy in O'Toole's pub in Downpatrick, County Down.
Ballymoney Firebomb Attack - July 12, 1998 - As the crisis over the Drumcree stand-off deepened three young brothers were killed in a firebomb attack on their home in Ballymoney, Co Antrim.
Courtesy of Irish Examiner
The bomb blast which ripped through the centre of Omagh, killing at least 28 people, was the worst in the North in the last 30 years.
Among the other outrages during the Troubles are:
Bloody Friday - July 21, 1972- Eleven people killed and 130 injured when the Provisional IRA set off 26 bombs in Belfast
Warrenpoint Massacre - August 27, 1979- Eighteen soldiers killed on a Bank Holiday Monday by two bombs in the Co Down seaside resort.
Lord Mountbatten was killed a few hours earlier when an IRA bomb blew apart his fishing boat off the coast of Co Sligo.
Ballykelly Bombing - December 6, 1982 - An Irish National Liberation Army bomb destroyed the Droppin Well bar killing 17 people, 11 of them soldiers.
Newry Mortar Attack - February 28, 1985 - Nine RUC members killed when the IRA mortar-bombed the town's RUC station.
Remembrance Day Massacre - November 11, 1987-Eleven killed and 63 injured when IRA bombed a Remembrance Day service at Enniskillen.
Milltown Massacre, Belfast - March 16, 1988 - Three killed and 50 injured in gun and grenade attack by a Loyalist fanatic on mourners at funeral of the three IRA members shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar. Three days later, two off-duty soldiers were beaten by a mob and shot by the IRA after their car was blocked by the funeral procession of one of the Milltown victims.
Fun Run Bombing - June 15, 1988- Six soldiers blown up after taking part in a charity fun run in Lisburn.
Ballygawley Bombing - August 20, 1988- Eight young soldiers killed and 27 injured when the IRA blew up the bus taking them back to base after leave in England.
Musgrave Park Hospital Bombing - November 2, 1991 - Two soldiers killed by 20lb Semtex bomb at a military hospital in Belfast.
Teebane Cross Massacre - January 17, 1992 - Eight Protestants killed by an IRA bomb after leaving work at an Army base near Cookstown.
Betting Shop Massacre - February, 1992- Five Catholics shot dead in a Belfast betting shop by UFF gunmen in revenge for the previous month's bombing.
Shankill Road Bombing - October 23, 1993- Ten people, including a seven-year-old girl and her mother and a 13-year-old schoolgirl, killed by a bomb in a Belfast fish shop. The shop was in a building which also housed offices used by the outlawed Loyalist Ulster Defence Association. Thomas Begley, one of the two IRA terrorists who planted the bomb, was also among the dead.
Greysteel Massacre - October 30, 1993- Six Catholics and a Protestant were killed when UFF gunmen sprayed the bar of the Rising Sun bar in Greysteel, County Derry, on Hallowe'en night.
Loughinisland Massacre - June 18, 1994 - Six Catholics shot dead by UVF gunman as they watched Ireland's World Cup victory over Italy in O'Toole's pub in Downpatrick, County Down.
Ballymoney Firebomb Attack - July 12, 1998 - As the crisis over the Drumcree stand-off deepened three young brothers were killed in a firebomb attack on their home in Ballymoney, Co Antrim.
Courtesy of Irish Examiner
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Publisher: THE EXAMINER
Ref: TEX/020
Published Date: 17-Aug-98
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