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On 6 March 1988 three unarmed members of the [[Irish Republican Army]], [[Sean Savage]], [[Dan McCann]] and [[Mairead Farrell]] were shot dead on the street in Gibraltar by the British Army elite [[Special Air Service]] in an operation termed [[Operation Flavius]] by the British. | On 6 March 1988 three unarmed members of the [[Irish Republican Army]], [[Sean Savage]], [[Dan McCann]] and [[Mairead Farrell]] were shot dead on the street in Gibraltar by the British Army elite [[Special Air Service]] in an operation termed [[Operation Flavius]] by the British. | ||
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On 6 March 1988 three unarmed members of the Irish Republican Army, Sean Savage, Dan McCann and Mairead Farrell were shot dead on the street in Gibraltar by the British Army elite Special Air Service in an operation termed Operation Flavius by the British.
Resources
Main article Gibraltar Killings - 6 March 1988
- Wikipedia Operation Flavius
