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1976 Andersonstown incident

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the Maguire family against a metal fence, near the St. John the Baptist Primary School and intersection of Finaghy Road North and Brenda Park. The crash would kill Andrew (6 weeks) who was still in his pram, Joanne (8) who was riding a bicycle and John Maguire (2); Andrew and Joanne died instantly while John died the next day; the only one to have survived the crash was the children’s mother Anne Maguire (31) who suffered severe leg and pelvic injuries as well as
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While on Finaghy Road North, Chillingworth allegedly pointed the broken rifle at the Land Rover and in response the soldiers opened fire on the Cortina, instantly killing Lennon and injuring Chillingworth, who was shot in the leg and abdomen. The car then mounted the pavement, pinning four members of
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at the Centra Moneen Filling Station on the corner of Andersonstown Road and Finaghy Road North. Lennon then went to pick up fellow IRA member John 'Sean-Glas' Chillingworth, the two men would then meet up with three other IRA members. Lennon was planning to deliver his broken
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became involved in the group. Corrigan and Williams then held a petition for peace that had over 6,000 signatures and led a peaceful march to the children’s graves, but was stopped by angered protesters. On 5 December 1976 the Community of Peace People began two marches in
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Corrigan: born 1945) and her husband Jackie would emigrate to New Zealand with their son Mark in 1977, and would have another daughter. The family then emigrated back to Belfast less than a year later after Anne had a nervous breakdown.
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and was unconscious for several days, while Mark Maguire (7) narrowly escaped being hit by the Cortina, as he was a few yards ahead of the rest of his family.
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Shortly before 2.30 p.m. gunfire was exchanged between the three men and soldiers in a Land Rover and foot patrol of the
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41 months later on 18 January 1980, while Anne was supposedly preparing for a three day trip to
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founded the Women for Peace, which was later renamed to the Peace People when
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by slitting her wrists and throat with an electric carving knife.
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for their activism to end the conflict in Northern Ireland.
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the Troubles
Belfast
County Antrim
Northern Ireland
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Provisional IRA
Belfast Brigade
United Kingdom
British Army
Ford Cortina
Land Rovers
1976 Andersonstown incident is located in Northern Ireland
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The Troubles
Ireland
Battle of the Bogside
1969 riots
RTÉ bombing
Battle of St Matthew's
Falls Curfew
Crossmaglen bombing
Scottish soldiers' killings
Operation Demetrius
Ballymurphy massacre
Newry killings
Red Lion Pub bombing

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