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*The murders of John Quinn, Dwayne O'Donnell, Malcolm Nugent and Tommy Armstrong outside a bar in Cappagh in 1991.
 
*The murders of John Quinn, Dwayne O'Donnell, Malcolm Nugent and Tommy Armstrong outside a bar in Cappagh in 1991.
 
*Murder of Roseanne Mallon in Dungannon, Co Tyrone on 8 May 1994.<ref name="Indo251113">Lesley-Anne McKeown, [http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/mallon-attack-gun-used-in-at-least-six-other-murders-29782999.html Mallon attack gun 'used in at least six other murders'], ''Irish Independent'', 25 November 2013.</ref>
 
*Murder of Roseanne Mallon in Dungannon, Co Tyrone on 8 May 1994.<ref name="Indo251113">Lesley-Anne McKeown, [http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/mallon-attack-gun-used-in-at-least-six-other-murders-29782999.html Mallon attack gun 'used in at least six other murders'], ''Irish Independent'', 25 November 2013.</ref>
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==External resources==
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*Mark Thompson, [http://relativesforjustice.com/?p=1777 Mallon murder weapon linked to other collusion cases], Relatives For Justice, 25 November 2013.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 02:35, 26 November 2013

A specific VZ-58 rifle has been linked to a number of attacks carried out by loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland in the early 1990s.[1]

These attacks include:

  • UVF killings of Charles and Theresa Fox at The Moy in 1992.
  • The murders of John Quinn, Dwayne O'Donnell, Malcolm Nugent and Tommy Armstrong outside a bar in Cappagh in 1991.
  • Murder of Roseanne Mallon in Dungannon, Co Tyrone on 8 May 1994.[1]

External resources

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lesley-Anne McKeown, Mallon attack gun 'used in at least six other murders', Irish Independent, 25 November 2013.