The Funeral Murders

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On 16 March 1988, a triple funeral took place in Belfast of three IRA members shot dead by the British Army.
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On 16 March 1988, a triple funeral took place in Belfast of three IRA members shot dead by the British Army

On 16 March 1988, a triple funeral took place in Belfast of three IRA members shot dead by the British Army.

As one coffin was lowered into the ground, Loyalist Michael Stone attacked the mourners with gunfire and grenades.

Seventy-two hours later, at the funeral of one of those killed by Stone, two British soldiers were murdered. This revealing, intimate film speaks to those involved, including families of those killed.

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