The Rose & Crown Bar bombing was a bomb attack carried out against a Catholic-owned pub in Belfast. The attack was carried out by the loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
The Bombing On 2 May 1974 members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) (Ulster Volunteer Force) threw a bomb, laden with 200lb of high explosives, through the front door of the Rose & Crown bar on the Ormeau Road. The bomb exploded immediately once inside. The explosion brought the front of the entrance crashing down, making it impossible for people to escape. Five Catholics were killed outright with another injured Catholic man dying several days later. Eighteen people were injured, including a 75-year-old man who lost a leg and another man who lost his arm.
Aftermath
Two teenagers were eventually arrested and jailed for the bombing. In 2014, for the 40th anniversary of the bombing, a monument near the bomb site was dedicated to the victims of bombing.
See also
Timeline of Ulster Volunteer Force actions McGurk's Bar bombing Dublin-Monaghan bombings Loughinisland massacre
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