Arnon Street killings

When

1 Apr 1922

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

6

Coordinates

54.60° N, 5.94° W

Description

killing of Catholics

Killing of Catholics in Belfast

The Arnon Street killings, also referred to as the Arnon Street murders or the Arnon Street massacre, took place on 1 April 1922 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilian men and boys, three in Arnon Street, were shot or beaten to death by men who broke into their homes.

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