Event
Hillcrest Bar bombing: 4 Catholics are killed and a further 50 injured in Hillcrest, Dungannon, County Tyrone
17 Mar 1976 · 54.50° N, 6.77° W
What the records say
- When
- 17 Mar 1976
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 54.50° N, 6.77° W
Placed at the area around the town it links, Dungannon.
Summary
Hillcrest Bar bombing: 4 Catholics are killed and a further 50 injured in Hillcrest, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland when a car bomb by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) goes off outside a crowded pub on Saint Patrick's Day. The attack is one of the many attributed to the Glenanne gang.
The source
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