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- According to Fr Liam's letter, Fr Chesney was ordered to place bombs in Claudy to take the heat off the IRA Derry brigade which was suffering a new and sustained assault following the breakdown of the 1972 ceasefire.
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The Claudy bombing occurred on 31 July 1972, when three car bombs exploded mid-morning, two on Main Street and one on Church Street in Claudy in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The attack killed nine civilians, injured thirty and became known as "Bloody Monday". [1]
Aug 24, 2010 · On 31 July 1972, three car bombs exploded on Main Street in Claudy, County Londonderry, killing nine people.
Jul 31, 2022 · A memorial service has been held in the County Londonderry village of Claudy on the 50th anniversary of a multiple bomb attack that killed nine people. Three bombs exploded within 15 minutes in...
Aug 1, 2017 · As the clock struck 10.15am on July 31, 1972, the first bomb exploded - and two others followed in quick succession, ripping the heart out of the village and indiscriminately slaughtering...
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Aug 24, 2010 · Nine people died in three car bombings in Claudy, County Londonderry on 31 July 1972.
Jul 30, 2022 · The nine people who were killed in the Claudy bombing on July 31, 1972. Top l-r: Joe Connolly (15), Kathryn Eakin (9) and William Temple (16).
Jul 29, 2022 · One of the landmark atrocities of the Troubles, the Claudy bombing was particularly shocking as the village had largely escaped the violence.
