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The identities of 10 people killed in a petrol station explosion in Ireland on Friday, October 7, have been confirmed by police. Five-year-old Shauna Flanagan Garwe was the youngest victim of the incident in Cresslough, it was confirmed in a press conference on Sunday, October 9.
The Mirror reports police said the victims are James O Flaherty, 48, Jessica Gallagher, 24, Martin McGill, 49, Catherine O Donnell, 39, and her son James Monaghan, 13, Hugh Kelly, 59, Martina Martin, 49, Robert Garwe, 50, and his daughter Shauna Flanagan Garwe, aged five, and 14-year-old Leona Harper.
Talented rugby player, Leona, was the first victim to be named as her family and teammates paid tribute. Her father, Hugh, and mum, Donna, described the past 24 as "hell" while her brother, Anthony said he "couldn't have wished for a better sister. Dad Hugh said: "The past 24 hours have been nothing short of hell. "Unfortunately Leona was in the explosion in Cresslough and she didn't survive, along with nine others."
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