Greysteel massacre
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The Greysteel massacre was a 1993 mass shooting in a bar in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, carried out by loyalist paramilitaries during the Troubles.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event during the Troubles
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mass shooting ⓘ massacre ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual memorial events in Greysteel ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1993-10-30 ⓘ |
| hasContext | occurred shortly after the Shankill Road bombing ⓘ |
| location |
County Londonderry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greysteel NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive | sectarian retaliation ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the worst loyalist attacks of the Troubles ⓘ |
| numberOfFatalities | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | 13 ⓘ |
| partOf | loyalist paramilitary campaign ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
UDA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster Defence Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorFaction | Ulster Freedom Fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorIdeology |
British unionism
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Ulster loyalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Derry and Strabane district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| target | Catholic civilians ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late phase of the Troubles ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | Rising Sun bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | bar ⓘ |
| victimGroupReligion | Roman Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | automatic firearms ⓘ |
| year | 1993 ⓘ |
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