Images that shook NI: 30 years on from Michael Stone's attack on Milltown Cemetery

As part of today's News Letter focus on the Fortnight that shook Northern Ireland, we take a look back at the images from loyalist Michael Stone's attack at Milltown Cemetery.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Mar 2018, 14:47 BST
Updated 6th Mar 2018, 15:49 BST
Loyalist gunman Michael Stone attacks mourners at an IRA funeral in Milltown cemeteryLoyalist gunman Michael Stone attacks mourners at an IRA funeral in Milltown cemetery
Loyalist gunman Michael Stone attacks mourners at an IRA funeral in Milltown cemetery

Michael Stone: Maverick Milltown assassin earned worldwide notorietyAs republicans gave three IRA members shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar a heroes’ funeral in west Belfast, renegade killer Stone began detonating grenades and firing shots in to the crowd of mourners.

Three men, including IRA member Kevin Brady, were killed in the attack.

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