A minute’s silence was held on Monday to mark the timing of the first and most devastating car bomb blast.
Six people were killed and 33 injured when the town was devastated on June 12 1973 by a Provisional IRA bomb attack.
“This beautiful sculpture will ensure the victims are never forgotten and will give the families a place to come and remember them. The Coleraine bomb attack sparked fury among loyalist paramilitaries and prompted a series of sectarian killings, including the murder of SDLP senator Paddy Wilson and Irene Andrews on June 26.He went on to have a political career as a Limavady councillor, where he served as mayor. He continues to be a councillor on Causeway Coast and Glens Council.
“The pain felt by families at the loss of a loved one may be the same, but it doesn’t mean that victims and terrorists were the same.
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