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The 1976 Andersonstown incident or the 1976 Andersonstown-Finaghy incident, was a brief altercation between members of the Provisional IRA and the British Army, in Andersonstown and North Finaghy in August 1976, which resulted in the deaths of three children who were killed when a car struck them after the man driving was shot and killed.
The Stag Inn was a Protestant-owned hotel and bar. The attack took place on a Saturday at 8:00 pm on 30 July 1976 when at least 3 IRA/RAF gun men pulled up outside in a hijacked car and shot doorman John McLeave (48), who was standing outside the bar on security duty. Two of the gunmen entered the Stag Inn bar carrying automatic rifles and began shoot
The Belfast brigade, IRA, claims responsibility for the execution of two SAS members who launched an attack on the funeral cortege of our comrade volunteer Kevin Brady. The SAS unit was initially apprehended by the people lining the route in the belief that armed loyalists were attacking them and they were removed from the immediate vicinity.
17 February: the INLA fired nearly fifty shots at a joint RUC-British Army mobile patrol in an ambush on the Andersonstown Road, Belfast. The leading RUC Land-Rover received fourteen rounds, bursting two tyres and nearly causing the driver to lose control. Seven shots hit a parked civilian car but the occupants were uninjured. [72]
Andersonstown-Finaghy incident – A PIRA volunteer, Danny Lennon was shot dead by the British Army as he drove along Finaghy Road North in Belfast. His car then went out of control and killed three children of the Maguire family. This incident sparked a series of "peace rallies" throughout the month.
In March 2000, an article in Andersonstown News said that the "North Belfast kneecapping squad" could easily win an election. [ 69 ] Unlike law enforcement, which is bound by due process , paramilitaries can act swiftly and directly in punishing alleged offenders, [ 70 ] [ 71 ] whereas conviction rates for crimes such as burglary and joyriding ...
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This was the first time Loyalists were threatened with internment and there were many protests and rioting by Loyalists in Belfast because of it. [ 11 ] The first shooting in the New Lodge area occurred at around 11.00pm when members of the UDA shot dead James Sloan (19) and James McCann (18), both IRA Volunteers, while they stood outside Lynch ...