US EditionLegacy of Miami Showband ‘Is More than Music, It Is Bringing People Together’
NORTHERN IRELAND, JUL 30 – The attack aimed to frame the band as IRA bomb smugglers and led to the longest life sentences in Northern Ireland, officials said.
- Fifty years ago, the Miami Showband was attacked by paramilitaries posing as soldiers, resulting in the deaths of band members Fran O'Toole, Tony Geraghty, and Brian McCoy.
- Survivor Stephen Travers stated that British soldier Robert Nairac was involved in the planning and execution of the massacre, suggesting official military involvement in the attack.
- Des Lee, a survivor, described the day of the attack as the 'worst sight anyone could ever imagine', mentioning that their only 'weapons' were musical instruments aimed at bringing joy.
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