Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Benny's Bar bombing
Benny's Bar bombing in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Benny's Bar bombing is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Benny's Bar bombing was a paramilitary attack on 31 October 1972 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A unit from the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), a cover name for the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), a loyalist paramilitary group, detonated a no-warning car bomb outside the Irish Catholic-owned Benny's Bar in the dockland Sailortown area. The explosion killed two young local Catholic girls trick-or-treating: Clare Hughes (4) and Paula Strong (6). Twelve of the pub's patrons were also injured.
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Background
History
Since its foundation in September 1971, the UDA had killed over 30 Catholic civilians and attacked a number of Catholic-owned businesses. On 13 September 1972, UDA members opened fire inside the Catholic-owned Divis Castle Bar on the Springfield Road, Belfast. One Catholic civilian, the owner's son, was killed. On 5 October it detonated a bomb at another Belfast pub, the Capital Bar, killing a Protestant civilian.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6083, -5.9201
- District
- Belfast
- Postcode
- BT1 3AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Belfast North
- Official site
- visitbelfast.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q4889921 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Benny's Bar bombing (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Benny's Bar bombing?
- Benny's Bar bombing is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT1 3AF).
- Is Benny's Bar bombing free to visit?
- Yes, Benny's Bar bombing is free to enter.
- How do I get to Benny's Bar bombing?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT1 3AF. It sits within the Belfast North parliamentary constituency.