Bleary Darts Club shooting
The Bleary Darts Club shooting was a mass shooting that took place on 27 April 1975 in the village of Bleary, Northern Ireland. Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) burst into a darts club frequented by Catholics and opened fire on the crowd, killing three civilians and wounding a fourth. The attack is one of many that has been linked to the Glenanne gang.
| Bleary Darts Club shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of The Troubles | |
| Location | Bleary, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Date | 27 April 1975 22:20 PM |
| Target | Irish Catholics, Irish nationalists |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 3 civilians |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Ulster Volunteer Force |
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