The Droppin Well, Part1/2: Episode 211

It was 11:15pm on the evening of 6 December 1982 when the bomb went off in the Droppin Well bar in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. The INLA bomb killed 6 civilians and 11 British soldiers.

In this episode of the UK True Crime podcast I tell the story of what happened on that terrible day.

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https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/revealed-terrorists-whose-inquests-you-are-paying-sometimes-twice-1122806

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/jul/09/northern-ireland-terror-shoot-to-kill

https://www.britisharmedforcesthebest.com/single-post/2018/12/06/The-Droppin-Well-bombing-Ballykelly-Northern-Ireland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droppin_Well_bombing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_National_Liberation_Army#:~:text=the%20Troubles,republic%20encompassing%20all%20of%20Ireland

https://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/news/it-was-devils-work-droppin-well-bombing-30th-anniversary-2719026

https://kossuth-klub.hu/i-just-put-my-stuff-on-the-bed-and-i-suddenly-found-myself/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-20623070

https://www.thepensivequill.com/2018/12/seamus-grew-roddy-carroll-wreath-laying.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2554261.stm

http://www.nuzhound.com/articles/irish_news/arts2002/dec4_dropping_well__Editorial.php

http://www.nuzhound.com/articles/irish_news/arts2007/dec6_Dropping_Well_INLA_nearly_called-off.php

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https://www.wikizero.com/en/Shoot-to-kill_policy_in_Northern_Ireland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dessie_Grew

https://apnews.com/article/44ba48b53739120589e9b6928fa65af2

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