| New Lodge Six shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
 A mural to the six men killed which reads "The New Lodge Six – Time for the Truth" | |
| Location | New Lodge, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Date | 3-4 February 1973 |
Attack type | Shooting, mass murder |
| Weapons | Rifles |
| Deaths | 6 (4 civilians and 2 Provisional IRA Volunteers) |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrators | British Army, UDA, suspicion collusion |
In the late hours of 3 February and the early hours of 4 February 1973, six men, all of whom were Catholics, were shot and killed in the New Lodge area of north Belfast:
- four (one IRA member and three civilians) of them were shot dead at the junction at Edlingham Street by British Army snipers,
- the other two men were shot dead by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), one IRA member and one Italian citizen, the owner of a local café.
Three other men were shot dead on 4 February by what was believed to be Loyalist paramilitaries, taking the total death toll to nine on 3-4 February.[1] The six men killed in the New Lodge area became known as "The New Lodge Six".[2]
There have been allegations over the years that collusion took place between the British security forces and paramilitaries at the time.[3][4][5] Northern Ireland's Attorney General in 2018 urged an investigation into the deaths of the New Lodge Six.[2] The Director of Public Prosecutions decided not to ask the PSNI to carry out an investigation, and relatives in 2020 launched a legal action in response.[6]
- ^ "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b RTÉ news (2 October 2018). "AG calls for fresh probe into killing of New Lodge Six". RTÉ.
- ^ "BBC Panorama programme raises questions about New Lodge Six". Belfast Media Group. 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "New Lodge killings: Attorney General seeks fresh investigation". BBC News. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ O'Neill, Paul (28 February 2002). "NEW LODGE SIX COMMUNITY INQUIRY" (PDF). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Young, Connla (29 July 2020). "Relative of New Lodge Six victim launches legal action over investigation". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 February 2021.