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THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY
BLOODY FRIDAY, 1972
One of the most notorious incidents of 1972
was the mass IRA bombing of central Belfast
that became known as ‘Bloody Friday’. Nine
people died as 22 bombs exploded in just
over an hour.
THE 1981 HUNGER STRIKE
British policy in Northern Ireland changed in 1976
when paramilitary prisoners lost their special
category status. The protest that ensued ended with
the deaths of ten men, led by IRA volunteer Bobby
Sands, on hunger strike in 1981.
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