Gathering to mark 30th anniversary of Shankill bombing told 'try to forgive but never forget'
dailyrecord.co.ukA gathering to mark the 30th anniversary of a bombing that devastated Belfast’s Shankill Road has been told, “try to forgive but never forget”.Nine people, including two young girls, were killed in the bombing of Frizzell’s fish shop on October 23 1993, while dozens were injured.One of the IRA bombers was also killed in the blast.The victims were the fish shop owner, John Frizzell, 63, his daughter Sharon McBride, 29, Michael Morrison, 27, his partner Evelyn Baird, 27, their daughter, Michelle, seven, George Williamson, 63, Gillian Williamson, 49, Wilma McKee, 38, and Leanne Murray, 13.There was further devastation a week later when eight people were killed by loyalists in Greysteel, Co Londonderry, in what was regarded as a retaliatory attack.On Saturday morning crowds took part in a short procession along the Shankill Road to the site of the bombing.Wreaths were laid and a minute of silence was observed.Former DUP North Belfast MP Nigel Dodds, his wife Diane Dodds and MLA Brian Kingston were among those who attended.Canon Tracy McRoberts read out the names of the victims, telling those gathered: “It is right that we remember this event, and honour those who lost their lives that day on the Shankill.“There is hardly a person from the area who was alive at the time who doesn’t have a story to tell about the day; whether they were two or 52 at the time, it seems everyone remembers where they were, and where their friends and family were at the time the bomb exploded.“And if they didn’t know someone who was killed or injured, they felt it was only by the grace of God, it could so easily have been anyone who was caught in the bomb on that unseasonably warm and sunny day in October.“We remember days like today because the
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