Aftermath 1994 Shankill Road killings
inla chief of staff gino gallagher @ time of shootings
the following day, uvf launched 2 retaliatory attacks. in first, uvf members shot dead catholic civilian taxi driver in carrickfergus. in second, shot dead 2 protestant civilians in newtownabbey, whom believed catholics. 2 days after killings ulster volunteer force decided launch revenge attack when killed 6 catholic civilians in bar while watching ireland vs italy 1994 world cup game opener in became known loughinisland massacre tit-for-tat attacks continued on , off spring , summer of 1994 until provisional ira ceasefire of 31 august 1994 , combined loyalist military command ceasefire in october. attacks on shankill inla s deadliest attack of 1990s.
when interviewed boston college research on conflict, progressive unionist party leader david ervine suggested inla might have been working in cahoots provisional ira in targeting prominent loyalists, month after in july provisional ira killed 3 leading uda men.
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