The Store Bar shooting
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| The Store Bar shootings | |
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| Part ofthe Troubles | |
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| Location | Lyle Hill Road,Templepatrick,County Antrim,Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°10′22″N6°36′53″W/ 54.172836°N 6.614594°W |
| Date | 25 June 1976 |
Attack type | mass shooting |
| Weapons | assault rifleAR-15 |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrator | Republican Action Force |
The Store Bar shootingwas amass shootingon 25 June 1976 by theRepublican Action ForceatThe Store Bar(which was also known asWalkers Bar) on Lyle Hill Road inTemplepatrick,County Antrim.
Attack
[edit]The Republican group sprayed the pub with anAR-15assault rifle killing three people and injuring about a half a dozen. The victims were Ruby Kidd (28), Francis Walker (17) and Joseph McBride (56), all Protestant civilians.[1]
Aftermath
[edit]A week after the bar shooting the UVF carried out agun attack on a Catholic-owned pub, the Ramble Inn,six people were killed in the attack five of them Protestants and just one Catholic which was considered a failure or "own goal" by the UVF. The shooting was carried out because the bar owners where Catholics.[1]
See also
[edit]- Chlorane Bar attack
- Bayardo Bar attack
- Mountainview Tavern attack
- Tullyvallen massacre
- Stag Inn attack
References
[edit]- ^ab"Chronology of the Conflict: 1976".Conflict Archive on the Internet.Retrieved16 December2018.
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- The Troubles in County Antrim
- 1976 in Northern Ireland
- Terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom in 1976
- 1970s murders in Northern Ireland
- 1976 murders in Ireland
- Mass murder in 1976
- Attacks on buildings and structures in 1976
- Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland
- Provisional Irish Republican Army actions
- June 1976 events in the United Kingdom
- Attacks on bars in Northern Ireland
- Terrorist incidents in Ireland in the 1970s