Darkley killings

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The Darkley killings were a notorious 1983 sectarian gun attack on a Pentecostal church in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which three Protestant worshippers were murdered during the Troubles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event during the Troubles
mass shooting
sectarian attack
terrorist attack
attackType shooting attack
conflict The Troubles NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
county County Armagh NERFINISHED
date 1983-11-20
location Darkley, County Armagh, Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Mountain Lodge Pentecostal Church NERFINISHED
motive sectarianism
notableAs one of the most notorious sectarian attacks on a church during the Troubles
notableFor killing three Protestant churchgoers during a Sunday service
numberOfFatalities 3
numberOfInjured 7
partOf political violence in Northern Ireland
perpetratorClaimedBy Catholic Reaction Force NERFINISHED
perpetratorLinkedTo INLA NERFINISHED
Irish National Liberation Army NERFINISHED
placeOfWorshipType Pentecostal church
province Ulster NERFINISHED
region Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
religiousContext attack on a Pentecostal church
target Protestant worshippers
timePeriod late 20th century
victimReligion Protestant
weaponUsed firearms
year 1983

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