The Troubles in Maghera
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The Troubles in Maghera recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Incidents in Maghera during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:
1978
- 8 February 1978 - William Gordon (39), off duty member of the Ulster Defence Regiment and Lesley Gordon (10), both Protestants, were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army booby trap bomb attached to their car outside their home, Maghera.
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John Hazlett (43) Protestant Status: Civilian (Civ), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA) Shot while renovating premises, Bank Square, Maghera, County Londonderry. Fellow worker, off duty Ulster Defence Regiment member, the intended target.
12 September 1981 Alan Clarke (20) Protestant
Status: Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA) Off duty. Shot while walking along Hall Street, Maghera, County Londonderry.
14 September 1981 John Proctor (25) Protestant Status: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA) Off duty. Shot while leaving Magherafelt Hospital, County Londonderry.
