Difference between revisions of "Miami Showband massacre"
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|locations=A1 road, at Buskhill, County Down, Northern Ireland | |locations=A1 road, at Buskhill, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| − | |ON_perpetrators=Ulster Volunteer Force | + | |ON_perpetrators=Ulster Volunteer Force, Ulster Defence Regiment |
|fatalities=3 | |fatalities=3 | ||
|injuries=2 | |injuries=2 | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 16 October 2017
| Date | 31 July 1975 |
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| Location | A1 road, at Buskhill, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Blamed on | Ulster Volunteer Force, Ulster Defence Regiment |
| Type | •  Bombing• shooting |
| Deaths | 3 |
| 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
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Ulster Defence Regiment | |
| Ulster Volunteer Force | Ulster loyalist (pro-UK) paramilitary group which emerged in 1966. Worked closely with the security forces. |
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