Benny's Bar bombing
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.
| Benny's Bar bombing | |
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| Part of the Troubles | |
Benny's Bar after the bombing | |
| Location | Benny's Bar, Ship Street, Sailortown, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Date | 31 October 1972 |
Attack type | Car bombing |
| Deaths | 2 Catholic civilians |
| Injured | 12 |
| Perpetrator | Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) Ulster Defence Association (UDA) |
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