Kingsmill massacre
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The Kingsmill massacre was a 1976 sectarian attack in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which gunmen stopped a minibus and murdered ten Protestant workmen during the height of the Troubles.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of The Troubles
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ sectarian attack ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| attackMethod | mass shooting ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | war crime by some commentators ⓘ |
| commemoration | annual memorial services ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county |
Armagh
ⓘ
surface form:
County Armagh
|
| date | 1976-01-05 ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | condemnation by UK government ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Kingsmill memorial at the attack site ⓘ |
| impact | heightened sectarian tensions in South Armagh ⓘ |
| inquiry | Historical Enquiries Team investigation ⓘ |
| IrishGovernmentResponse | condemnation by Irish government ⓘ |
| legacyIssue |
debate over collusion allegations
ⓘ
ongoing controversy over responsibility ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | no one convicted ⓘ |
| location | near Kingsmill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage in British and Irish media ⓘ |
| motive |
anti-Protestant sectarianism
ⓘ
sectarian retaliation ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Newry
ⓘ
surface form:
Bessbrook
Whitecross ⓘ |
| notableSurvivor | Alan Black ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleInjured | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleKilled | 10 ⓘ |
| partOf | South Armagh sectarian violence ⓘ |
| perpetratorClaimed |
Provisional Irish Republican Army
ⓘ
surface form:
South Armagh Republican Action Force
|
| perpetratorDisguise | British Army uniforms ⓘ |
| precededBy | Reavey and O’Dowd killings ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the worst sectarian atrocities of The Troubles ⓘ |
| region | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
The Troubles
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ireland conflict
|
| religiousContext | Protestant–Catholic sectarian divide ⓘ |
| road | Bessbrook–Newry road ⓘ |
| selectionCriterionForVictims | religion ⓘ |
| sparedPerson | one Catholic worker ⓘ |
| suspectedPerpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| timePeriod | The Troubles ⓘ |
| transportAttacked | minibus ⓘ |
| typeOfTarget | civilians ⓘ |
| victimCommunity | Protestant ⓘ |
| victimCountProtestant | 10 ⓘ |
| victimOccupation | textile factory workmen ⓘ |
| victimReligion | Protestant ⓘ |
| weaponsUsed | automatic rifles ⓘ |
| year | 1976 ⓘ |
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