Benny's Bar bombing
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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) of 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 area of Sailortown, killing two young girls trick-or-treating in the area: Clare Hughes (4); and Paula Strong (6). Twelve of the pub's patrons were also injured in the explosion.
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Short Street, Belfast Tiger's Bay
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| N 54.6083 ° | E -5.9201 ° |
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Short Street
BT15 3AF Belfast, Tiger's Bay
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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