What the records say
- When
- 18 Jun 1994
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 6
- Coordinates
- 54.34° N, 5.83° W
- Description
- 1994 mass shooting in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland
Loughinisland massacre
1994 mass shooting in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland
The Loughinisland massacre took place on 18 June 1994 in the village of Loughinisland, County Down, Northern Ireland. Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group, burst into a pub with assault rifles and fired on the customers, killing six civilians and wounding five.
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