An eight-year-old boy was walking home through the dark streets of Belfast in the biting evening chill. On his way home, he passed the family-owned pub McGurk's, which was a popular meeting place for many of the locals in the New Lodge area of the Northern Irish capital. The moment he passed the pub, he saw a man wearing a dark overcoat and a mask get out of a car and leave a box in front of the pub. A guest was passing the pub when the little boy called out:
"Watch out, there's a bomb".
The man started running. A few seconds later there was a deafening explosion.
Sources:
weatherspark.com, www.thenewlodge.com, www.britannica.com, assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government, Police Ombudsman's report,
mcgurksbar.com/collusion/, BBC, mcgurksbar.com, Ciran McAirt: The McGurks Bar Bombing
Music used in this episode:
Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod #Uppbeat:
https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/folk-round
The Green Horse Inn provided by EagleCinematics / Pond5
When Angels Cry provided by williamlpearson / Pond5
Dramatic Suspense: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dramatic-suspense-116798/ by https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/
Anuch – Our champion - Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/anuch/our-champion
Produced and narrated by Natasja Engholm
Creative input: Lars Hvidberg, www.whiteberg.dk
Male voices by Voice talent Jon Lob
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