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Billy Wright (37) killed in Maze Prison

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Billy Wright, leader of the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), was shot and killed by members of INLA while sitting in a prison van in the Maze Prison. Following this, a number of Catholics were killed across Northern Ireland, to be later blamed on the UFF/UDA.

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https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch97.htm
Elliott, S., and W.D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968-1999 (Belfast, Blackstaff 1999)