Darkley killings

Darkley killings
Darkley killings
Part of the Troubles
	The church where the killings took place
Location	Darkley, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°13′05″N 6°40′20″W / 54.2181°N 6.6723°W
Date	20 November 1983 ; 19:00 (GMT)
Attack type	Mass shooting
Deaths	3
Injured	7
Perpetrators	Members of the INLA using the covername "Catholic Reaction Force"

The Darkley killings or Darkley massacre was a gun attack carried out on 20 November 1983 near the village of Darkley in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Three gunmen attacked worshippers attending a church service at Mountain Lodge Pentecostal Church, killing three Protestant civilians and wounding seven. The attackers were members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) acting on their own. They claimed responsibility using the cover name "Catholic Reaction Force", saying it was retaliation for recent sectarian attacks on Catholics by the loyalist "Protestant Action Force".^[1] The attack was condemned by the INLA leadership.

^ David McKittrick; Seamus Kelters; Brian Feeney; Chris Thornton; David McVea (2001). Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles. pp. 963–964. ISBN 978-1840185041.

[lostlives-1] David McKittrick; Seamus Kelters; Brian Feeney; Chris Thornton; David McVea (2001). Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles. pp. 963–964. ISBN 978-1840185041.

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