“I was privileged today to stand with a TUV delegation at the roadside memorial at Narrow Water – 46 years to the very day when 18 young soldiers were brutally murdered by the IRA. Twelve of them died in a second explosion, cynically designed to kill those who rushed to the aid of their comrades caught in the first blast.
“We also remembered the innocent civilian who lost his life that dreadful day at Narrow Water, as well as Lord Mountbatten, his grandson Nicholas Knatchbull, Nicholas’s grandmother Lady Doreen Knatchbull, and 15-year-old local boy Paul Maxwell – all murdered by the IRA on that same day of infamy.
“The calculated manner of the 22 murders carried out on 27th August 1979 marks it out as a day of particular Provo viciousness, even by the bloody standards of that organisation.
“I commend those who organised and led today’s poignant and dignified commemoration. For me, it was another stark reminder of the perversity of our present system of government in Northern Ireland, where the office of First Minister is held by one who still insists there was ‘no alternative’ to IRA terror.”
TUV Councillor Keith Ratcliffe added:
“Today’s act of remembrance was both solemn and moving. It was a privilege to stand alongside the families and comrades of those who were murdered. As we reflected on the horror of Narrow Water, we also renewed our resolve to ensure that the truth of what happened is never whitewashed or forgotten. The sacrifice of those murdered by the IRA must be remembered with dignity, and their memory honoured for generations to come.”
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