Two teenagers died and many more were wounded when a bomb concealed in a parked red Ford Escort exploded in Belturbet at 10:28pm on December 28, 1972. Potential breakthrough in probe into Clara youth's bomb deathPrevious Next Image 1 of 4 Patrick Stanley Image 2 of 4 Geraldine O'Reilly Image 3 of 4 A photofit of the unknown driver of the stolen red Ford Escort which carried the bomb across the border at Aghalane. Image 4 of 4 The Ford Escort, stolen from Enniskillen, and which carried the bomb into Belturbet town. The explosive device was concealed within a parked red Ford Escort. Chief Superintendent of the Cavan Louth Monaghan Division, Alan McGovern, confirmed that the garda investigation is now nearing a “critical stage”.

Source: Irish Independent March 06, 2024 18:10 UTC