Irish Republican Army (IRA) Statement on the Killing of Angela Gallagher on 3 September 1971, at Iveagh Drive / Iveagh Street, Belfast, (6 September 2007)[KEY_EVENTS] [Key_Issues] [Conflict_Background] PEACE: [Menu] [Summary] [Reading] [Background] [Chronology_1] [Chronology_2] [Chronology_3] [Articles] [Agreement] [Sources]
Text of Irish Republican Army (IRA) Statement on the Killing of Angela Gallagher on 3 September 1971, at Iveagh Drive / Iveagh Street, Belfast, (6 September 2007)
"On 3 September 1971 Angela Gallagher, who was 17-months-old, was killed after she was struck by a ricochet when the IRA fired shots at a British army patrol in the Iveagh Drive / Iveagh Street area of Belfast. The IRA leadership offers its sincere apologies to the family of Angela Gallagher for the pain and heartache that they have suffered as a result of our action."
P O'Neill,
The statement from the IRA was released through 'An Phoblacht' on 6 September 2007
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