#OperationDemetrius in #NorthernIreland began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1971, and was the best #IRA recruitment advert that Britain could have offered. Under the 'internment without trial' policy, 344 people with #republican sympathies were locked up with no evidence of wrongdoing.
August 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
#OperationDemetrius in #NorthernIreland began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1971, and was the best #IRA recruitment advert that Britain could have offered. Under the 'internment without trial' policy, 344 people with #republican sympathies were locked up with no evidence of wrongdoing.
In the #BallymurphyMassacre during #OperationDemetrius, ten people, including a #Catholic priest, were shot dead in #WestBelfast over three days starting #ThisDayInHistory in 1971. A priest with a white flag was killed while giving last rites, and a wounded boy was shot the head.
August 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
In the #BallymurphyMassacre during #OperationDemetrius, ten people, including a #Catholic priest, were shot dead in #WestBelfast over three days starting #ThisDayInHistory in 1971. A priest with a white flag was killed while giving last rites, and a wounded boy was shot the head.