Memorial to Joanne Reilly, an innocent victim of the Troubles
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Memorial to Joanne Reilly, an innocent victim of the Troubles
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 16 Oct 2019
On April 12th, 1989 a no warning PIRA van bomb exploded in a yard adjoining a builder's office and the town's RUC Barracks in Charlotte Street. It was designed primarily to kill policemen. Instead, it took the life of Joanne Reilly a 20 year old clerk at the builder's office. In addition, 9 police officers and 30 civilians in the vicinity were injured, some seriously, and hundreds of houses were damaged. The memorial is sited on the wall of the rebuilt police station. Image] http://www.irishnews.com/news/2014/04/22/news/if-my-daughter-s-killers-knocked-on-my-door-i-would-let-them-in-89753/ http://www.irishnews.com/news/2014/04/22/news/-joanne-is-in-a-better-place-but-i-want-her-here--89713/
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