The Troubles in Killeen

The Troubles in Killeen recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in and around the village of Killeen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Incidents in and around Killeen during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:

1971

1975

1985

1987

1988

  • 23 July 1988 - Robert James Hanna, his wife Maureen Hanna (both 44) and their son David Hanna (aged 7), all Protestant civilians, were killed and 3 bystanders were injured in a Provisional Irish Republican Army land mine attack on their Jeep Shogun in Killean. In a statement following the attack, the IRA took responsibility for the bombing while also alluding to the fact that the bomb was intended for a vehicle carrying an important government figure, most likely High Court Judge Eoin Higgins, a frequent target of IRA assassination attempts. In the Statement, the IRA called the Hanna family "unfortunate victims of mistaken identity", but latter added "This bomb, which was to be detonated by remote control, exploded prematurely, tragically killing three civilians."


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