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Catholic Benedict Hughes (55) killed by UFF

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A Catholic civilian, Benedict (Ben) Hughes (55) was shot dead by the UFF in south Belfast. No group claimed responsibility for the killing, until Ronnie Flanagan (Chief Constable of the RUC) attributed it to the UFF on the 22nd of January 1998.

Source Information

Elliott, S., and W.D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968-1999 (Belfast, Blackstaff 1999)