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| − | The [[Loughinisland Massacre]] took place on 18 June 1994 when the [[Ulster | + | The [[Loughinisland Massacre]] took place on 18 June 1994 when the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] attacked the Heights Bar in Loughinisland, Co. Down as customers were watching the Republic of Ireland v Italy World Cup Match. Six people were shot dead and five others injured.<ref>Gerry Moriarty, [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0624/breaking10.html RUC 'failed' NI massacre families], Irish Times, 24 June 2011.</ref> |
| − | ==External | + | ==External resources== |
*[http://www.policeombudsman.org/modules/press/press.cfm/Press_ID/232/action/detail/year/2011/month/6 LOUGHINISLAND INVESTIGATION LACKED DILIGENCE, BUT INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION": POLICE OMBUDSMAN], Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland, 24 June 2011. | *[http://www.policeombudsman.org/modules/press/press.cfm/Press_ID/232/action/detail/year/2011/month/6 LOUGHINISLAND INVESTIGATION LACKED DILIGENCE, BUT INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION": POLICE OMBUDSMAN], Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland, 24 June 2011. | ||
| + | *Iain Cobain, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/15/uk-arms-northern-ireland-loyalist-massacre?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038 UK accused of helping to supply arms for Northern Ireland loyalist killings], ''The Guardian'', 15 October 2012. | ||
| + | *[https://www.policeombudsman.org/getmedia/2952cfb0-4403-4e31-a349-e0a2b632e089/Loughinisland-Report.pdf?ext=.pdf Statutory Report: The Murders at the Heights Bar, Loughinisland, 18 June 1994], Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland, 9 June 2016. Note that this report reaches dramatically different conclusions on collusion from the Ombudsman's predecessor of June 2011. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| − | [[Category:Northern Ireland]] | + | [[Category:Northern Ireland]][[Category:State Violence and Collusion Project]] |
Latest revision as of 12:27, 11 June 2016
The Loughinisland Massacre took place on 18 June 1994 when the Ulster Volunteer Force attacked the Heights Bar in Loughinisland, Co. Down as customers were watching the Republic of Ireland v Italy World Cup Match. Six people were shot dead and five others injured.[1]
External resources
- LOUGHINISLAND INVESTIGATION LACKED DILIGENCE, BUT INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION": POLICE OMBUDSMAN, Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland, 24 June 2011.
- Iain Cobain, UK accused of helping to supply arms for Northern Ireland loyalist killings, The Guardian, 15 October 2012.
- Statutory Report: The Murders at the Heights Bar, Loughinisland, 18 June 1994, Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland, 9 June 2016. Note that this report reaches dramatically different conclusions on collusion from the Ombudsman's predecessor of June 2011.
Notes
- ↑ Gerry Moriarty, RUC 'failed' NI massacre families, Irish Times, 24 June 2011.
