11th August
Key Events & Deaths on this day in Northern Ireland Troubles
Tuesday 11 August 1970
Two Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers were killed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) when they set off a booby trap bomb planted in a car near Crossmaglen, County Armagh.
Wednesday 11 August 1971
Four people were shot dead in separate incidents in Belfast, three of them by the British Army (BA), as violence continued following the introduction of Internment.
Friday 11 August 1972
Two IRA members were killed when a bomb they were transporting exploded prematurely.
Saturday 11 August 1973
Two members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) were killed when the bomb they were transporting exploded prematurely near Castlederg, County Tryone.
A Protestant civilian was shot dead by Loyalists in Belfast.
Wednesday 11 August 1976
The third of the Maguire children died as a result of injuries received on 10 August 197
Saturday 11 August 1979
Representatives from the Irish National Caucus paid a visit to Northern Ireland and said that the Caucus intended to make the conflict in the region a major issue during the 1980 United States (US) Presidential election. 6.
Sunday 11 August 1991
Sinn Féin (SF) held a rally in Belfast to mark the 20th anniversary of the introduction of Internment and the 10th anniversary of the hunger strike.
Wednesday 11 August 1993
Seamus Hopkins (24), a Catholic civilian, was found beaten to death in the Shankill area of Belfast.
Sir Hugh Annesley, then Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), announced that women officers would be armed from April 1994.
Thursday 11 August 1994
Martin L’Estrange (36), a Catholic civilian, was shot dead by the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), a cover name (pseudonym) used by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA).
He was a printer and was killed at his workplace in William Street, Lurgan, County Armagh.
Monday 11 August 1997
Two Social Security officials had shots fired at their car which was also damaged by clubs in north Belfast.
There was an arson attack on the Orange Order Hall in Purdysburn in south Belfast.
Kevin Artt, Paul Brennan, and Terry Kirby, previously members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), who had escaped from the Maze Prison on 25 September 1983 lost their case in an American court to try to stop their extradition.
The three men appealed against the decision.
Saturday 11 August 2001
Assembly Restored
John Reid, then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, signed an order which restored the Northern Ireland Assembly and the other institutions of the Good Friday Agreement.
The latest period of suspension had lasted 24 hours and had the effect of postponing by six weeks the deadline for the election of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (22 September 2001).
The main Apprentice Boys of Derry (ABOD) parade passed off without serious trouble. Around 10,000 ABOD members together with 170 bands marched around the city centre to commemorate the relief of the Siege of Derry in 1689.
A feeder parade in Belfast was prevented from marching past the Nationalist Ardoyne area following a Pardes Commission ruling.
The ABOD members decided to protest against the decision by blocking the Crumlin Road. The standoff with the police lasted for six hours.
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Remembering all innocent victims of the Troubles
Today is the anniversary of the death of the following people killed as a results of the conflict in Northern Ireland
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die
– Thomas Campbell
To the innocent on the list – Your memory will live forever
– To the Paramilitaries –
There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, but nothing worth killing for.
14 People lost their lives on the 11th August between 1971– 1994
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11 August 1971
John Laverty, (20)
Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ),
Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot while walking along path by St Aidan’s Primary School, Ballymurphy
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11 August 1971
William Stronge, (46)
Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ),
Killed by: not known (nk)
Shot while moving furniture from sister’s home, Ballyclare Street, Belfast
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11 August 1971
Seamus Simpson, (21)
Catholic
Status: Irish Republican Army (IRA),
Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot while throwing bomb at British Army (BA) foot patrol, Rossnareen Avenue, Andersonstown, Belfast.
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11 August 1971
William McKavanagh, (21)
Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ),
Killed by: British Army (BA)
Shot while in McAuley Street, Markets, Belfast.
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11 August 1972
Anne Parker, (18)
Catholic
Status: Irish Republican Army (IRA),
Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Died in premature bomb explosion while travelling in van, North Howard Street, Lower Falls, Belfast.
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11 August 1972
Michael Clarke, (22)
Catholic
Status: Irish Republican Army (IRA),
Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Died in premature bomb explosion while travelling in van, North Howard Street, Lower Falls, Belfast
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11 August 1973
James McGlynn, (20)
Catholic
Status: Irish Republican Army (IRA),
Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in premature bomb explosion while travelling in car, Kilclean, near Castlederg, County Donegal.
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11 August 1973
Seamus Harvey, (23)
Catholic
Status: Irish Republican Army (IRA),
Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Killed in premature bomb explosion while travelling in car, Kilclean, near Castlederg, County Donegal.
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11 August 1973
Norman Hutchinson, (17)
Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ),
Killed by: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Shot while walking along Ormeau Road, near University Street, Belfast.
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11 August 1976
Michael Quigley, (33)
Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ),
Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot during Irish Republican Army (IRA) sniper attack on British Army (BA) observation post, while walking along Meenan Square, Bogside, Derry.
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11 August 1978
Alan Swift, (25) nfNI
Status: British Army (BA),
Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Undercover British Army (BA) member. Shot while sitting in stationary British Army (BA) civilian type car, Letterkenny Road, Derry.
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11 August 1981
Charles Johnston, (43)
Protestant
Status: Civilian (Civ),
Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Shot from passing motorcycle while walking along Talbot Street,
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11 August 1993
Seamus Hopkins, (24)
Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ),
Killed by: non-specific Loyalist group (LOY)
Found beaten to death on waste ground, off Sherbrook Way, Shankill, Belfast.
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11 August 1994
Martin L’Estrange, (36)
Catholic
Status: Civilian (Civ),
Killed by: Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF)
Shot, at his workplace, printers, William Street, Lurgan, County Armagh.
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