OUTRAGE IN IRELAND
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP WAR MEMORIAL GUNMEN ESCAPE ACROSS FRONTIER Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 7. (Received May 8, at 11.5 a.m.) Tho ‘ I'lvening News ’ says that 1.8. A. gunmen tried to blow up the war memorial in Armagh City. Before daybreak they crossed the frontier in a car, bringing band mines. They called at the house of Dr Woods, telling him that ho was wanted at an urgent case, and then, covering him with revolvers, compelled him to stand by during the explosion lest the gunmen were injured. Tho granite steps were destroyed. The other mine failed" to explode, leaving the great figure of Victory uninjured. The explosion rocked Armagh, rousing the inhabitants. The police attempted to communicate wtih the frontier guards, but found the wires cut and the gunmen escaped.
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Evening Star, Issue 21714, 8 May 1934, Page 7
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135OUTRAGE IN IRELAND Evening Star, Issue 21714, 8 May 1934, Page 7
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