DEATH ON THE ROCK
On 6th March 1988 Vols. Danny McCann,Sean Savage and Mairead Farrell were murdered by an undercover SAS unit.The three were stopped as they walked near the Shell filling station in Winston Churchill Avenue.McCann was then shot as the SAS claimed he made an 'aggressive move' towards a bag he was carrying. They stated that he was intending to trigger a car bomb with a remote control device.After McCann was killed, it was claimed that Farrell made a move towards her handbag and was shot on similar grounds. SAS members again claimed that Savage moved his hand to his pocket and the SAS killed him also.
McCann was shot five times, Farrell eight times, and Savage between 16 and 18 times.All three were subsequently found to be unarmed, and without any kind of remote trigger.
McCann was shot five times, Farrell eight times, and Savage between 16 and 18 times.All three were subsequently found to be unarmed, and without any kind of remote trigger.