Northern Ireland: Without Mercy

NORTHERN IRELAND Without Mercy Death at a disco

The Razzmatazz disco in the small village of Ballykelly was no classy night spot. For about $2.50 a head, it offered British soldiers a rare chance to get together with local girls and escape the tense conditions of Northern Ireland. Gathering each week for dancing, the beer-drinking customers of the disco's Droppin Well bar and the gyrating couples on the dance floor took little account of the dangers of Ulster terrorism. Last week they paid the price. A small bomb, possibly smuggled into the disco...

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