Murder of David Black | |
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Part of Dissident Irish Republican campaign | |
Location | M1 motorway, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
Date | 1 November 2012 7:30 am |
Target | David Black |
Attack type | Shooting |
Deaths | 1 |
Perpetrators | New IRA |
Prison Officer and Orange Order member[1][2] David Black was killed on 1 November 2012 by members of the New IRA.[3] The group claimed the killing 11 days later.[4] He was the first prison officer to be killed by dissident Irish republicans since the Good Friday Agreement.[5]
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