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IRA gunmen kill Protestant minister Bradford in Belfast attack
Three masked IRA gunmen opened fire at the Finaghy Community Center outside Belfast killing Rev. Robert Bradford a hardline Protestant MP and a caretaker. Six bullets struck Bradford and three hit the caretaker as youths hid in panic. Police blamed the attack on efforts to spark civil war and Thatcher vowed to root out terrorism.
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