8 November 1987: 1. William Mullan, 74-year-old Protestant civilian, married with children and retired, was from Carrigan Park. 2. Nessie Mullan, 73-year-old Protestant civilian, married, was from Carrigan Park. 3. Kitchener Johnston, 71-year-old Protestant civilian, married, was from Drumgay, Enniskillen. 4. Nessie Johnston, 62-year-old Protestant civilian, married and the wife of Kitchener Johnston, from Drumgay, Enniskillen. 5. Wesley Armstrong, 62-year-old Protestant civilian, married was from Loane Drive, Enniskillen. 6. Bertha Armstrong, 55-year-old Protestant civilian, married and the wife of Wesley Armstrong was from Loane Drive, Enniskillen. 7. Edward Armstrong, 52-year-old Protestant, a Reserve RUC police officer was from Derrychara Drive, Enniskillen and a member of the Chosen Few Orange Lodge. 8. John Megaw, 67-year-old Protestant civilian, a retired painter from Derrin Road, Enniskillen. 9. Alberta Quinton, 72-year-old Protestant civilian, a widow with 4 children was originally from Donegal but had been living in Killyvilly, Enniskillen. 10. Samuel Gault, 49-year-old Protestant civilian, a retired police officer was from Benaughlin Park, Enniskillen. In 1961, exactly 26 years earlier, Mr Gault survived an IRA bomb attack. 11. Marie Wildon, 20-year-old Protestant civilian, single and a nurse. All the above victims were waiting for a Remembrance Sunday ceremony to begin at the Enniskillen war memorial when an IRA bomb exploded. The attack became known as the Poppy Day bombing and was widely regarded as 1 of the worst single incidents of the troubles. A 12th man was also injured and died in 2000 after being in a coma for 13 years. Of all those killed in the bombing, all but 1 were civilians. The other man was a police reservist. There were 63 people in all who were injured, some of them seriously injured. The IRA issued a statement the following day expressing its deep regret. It said that 1 of its units planted a remote controlled bomb aimed at soldiers on patrol in connection with the service but not during it. The statement added: in the present climate nothing we can say in explanation can be given the attention which the truth deserves, nor will it compensate the feelings of the injured or bereaved. LEST WE FORGET!
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