What the records say
- When
- 23 Oct 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 3
- Coordinates
- 54.18° N, 6.34° W
1971 Newry killings
Killing of three Catholic civilians by undercover British soldiers in 1971
The 1971 Newry killings was an incident during the Troubles in Newry, Northern Ireland where undercover British Army soldiers shot and killed three Catholic civilians in disputed circumstances on 23 October 1971.
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