The Gibraltar Shooting, Milltown Cemetery Attack and Corporal Killings

Though the IRA attacked places in northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, they sometimes ventured further and their plan to bomb the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is one such example. What happened in Gibraltar, and the chain of killings that followed in Northern Ireland, is one of the most shocking examples of the tit for tat violence that encapsulated the darkest days of the troubles in Northern Ireland.Sources and Further Reading:Documentary about Mairead Farrell (Irish language with English Subtitles)ifiplayer.ie/mairead_farrell/Death on the Rock Full Documentaryyoutube.com/watch?v=cE_0M_pzzUIRTE article about Haughey's reluctance to allow the bodies of the three to be flown into Dublin Airportrte.ie/news/2017/0825/899858-haughey-archive-p… about the inquest into the killing of the Gibraltar threetheguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/01/ira-killin… Card Rules for the British Army during conflictalphahistory.com/northernireland/british-army-… on Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rightsechr.coe.int/Documents/Guide_Art_2_ENG.pdfFoot… minutes before the Corporeal killingsyoutube.com/watch?v=ZV3z9H6OyXoAnother Documentary about the three events:youtube.com/watch?v=8m8WCAHpD_IArticle about the Corporeal Killings (Warning, graphic images)belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/f… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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