Northern Ireland's 'Troubles' may have quieted, but their echo has reached America
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Democracies only function when there is mutual respect from both sides. The violence from The Troubles didn’t solve the political disputes in Northern Ireland. And now there is political violence in America
It just so happened that I visited this spot 29 years to the day after two Provisional Irish Republican Army members walked into Frizzell’s with a bomb. It was just after 1 pm on October 23, 1993. The bombers looked customers in the eye, placed a bomb on the counter and blew the place sky-high. Residence on the Catholic side of West Belfast, Ireland, 2022. (Fox News Digital) Crucifix of poppies at Frizzles Fish shop, Belfast Ireland 2022. (Fox News Digital) Graffiti on the retaining wall separating Belfast, Ireland. (Fox News Digital) Mural at freedom corner of freedom fighters in Belfast, Ireland. (Fox News Digital) Flowers left next to street lamp where in 1993 deadly IRA protests occurred, Belfast Ireland. (Fox News Digital) Stormont, Parliament in Northern Ireland, abandoned. There is no working government. (Fox News Digital) A sign labeled 'London Derry' in Derry, Ireland. (Fox News Digital) Graffiti on a brick wall in Derry, Ireland. (Fox News Digital) Gate sign in Derry, Ireland, 2022. (Fox News Digital) Monument in Derry, Ireland, commemorating Bloody Sunday during 'The Troubles.' (Fox News Digital) Definition of 'democide' show in Derry, Ireland. (Fox News Digital) 'The Troubles' Ulster Volunteer Force commemorated in a mural on a wall in Derry, Ireland (Fox News Digital) Mural at RPG avenue in the Catholic portion of Derry, Ireland off of Falls Road, 2022. (Fox News Digital) Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
Nine people died in the attack in the mostly Protestant neighborhood.
When I walked on Shankill Road the other day, someone has lashed a bouquet of young, pink flowers to a nearby light post.