Shops in ruins after blitz
NZPA-R'etiter ; " /Maghera The ‘ commercial" centre of Maghera, 65km north of Bel- 1 fast, has been left a smoking i ruin after an overnight i fire 1 blitzfoyTrisbguerrillas; 1 The".police said . they be- < lievedfAwo'units of the Pro- ] visional’ Irish ' Republican i Army were responsible for ( the complete wrecking of two stores and damaging of ■ dozens of shops in the main ' street. The guerrillas, according to witnesses, planted petrol bombs in several premises, causing huge fires. Eight of the 12 bombs exploded withi n mipli'ifes of each other and firementfightirig the blazes were'hampered'by the danger of i other, bombs going off. • ■ •; / I There "Were no injuries. as families", in. the town centre were evacuated -.-by British security:' forces "alerted by residents’ "who *.hajd' spotted the guerrillas. ..The raiders afterwards .droveWr: in cars towaWs&'mearW mountainous pa'ss?4.«-■ The police.believe the fire blitz! could'Signal a renewed I.R.A. bombing/ campaign against tdwns ih'the Britishruled province.
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Press, 6 March 1980, Page 7
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