Gunmen in Ireland
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP WAR MEMORIAL. United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph—Uopyrignt. LONDON, May 7. The Evening News says LR.A. gunmen tried to blow up the, war memorial in Armagh City before daybreak. They crossed the frontier in a car bringing hand mines. They called at the house of Dr. Woods telling him that he 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. The granite stops were destroyed. Another mine failed to explode, leaving the great figure of “Victory” uninjured. The explosion rocked Armagh, rousing the inhabitants. The Police attempted to communicate with the frontier guards, but found the wires cut. The gunmen escaped.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIX, Issue 7459, 9 May 1934, Page 7
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