Springhill massacre

Springhill massacre
Part of the Troubles
LocationBelfast, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°35′51″N 5°58′47″W / 54.5975°N 5.9796°W / 54.5975; -5.9796
Date9 July 1972
Attack type
Mass shooting
Deaths5
Injured2

The Springhill massacre was an incident in which five Catholic residents were killed by the British Army in the Springhill estate in West Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 9 July 1972, during the Troubles. Three of the victims were teenagers, including a 13-year-old girl, and another was a Catholic priest waving a white flag as he went to attend one of the injured.[1]

  1. ^ "Springhill survivors demand independent inquiry". RTÉ News. 2 August 1999. Retrieved 29 July 2020.