Difference between revisions of "Miami Showband massacre"

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|ON_perpetrators=Ulster Volunteer Force and Ulster Defence Regiment members
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Revision as of 11:20, 16 October 2017

Event.png Miami Showband massacre  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Date31 July 1975
LocationA1 road,  at Buskhill,  County Down,  Northern Ireland
Blamed onUlster Volunteer Force, Ulster Defence Regiment
Type• Bombing.jpg Bombing
•  shooting
Deaths3
Injured (non-fatal)2

In 2013, Victims of Miami Showband massacre sued the MoD and police, alleging UDR collusion with loyalist killers.[1]

 

The Official Culprits

NameDescription
Ulster Defence Regiment
Ulster Volunteer ForceUlster loyalist (pro-UK) paramilitary group which emerged in 1966. Worked closely with the security forces.
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