Bloody Friday Attack on the Ulsterbus Depot (1972)

[@belfastbusfan]

The scene of the drivers running distressed trying to save as many buses as possible is heartbreaking to watch

[@RobertK1993]

Trying save people both Roman Catholic and Protestant Ulster Unionist/Loyalists and Irish Republican/Nationalists who being murdered by paramilitaries on both sides.

[@Anton-om5qf]

I remember seeing body parts picked up with shovels

[@jiggersotoole7823]

same here

[@maga8307]

My mum and dad missed being killed by half hour. I remember watching this on the news as a child. It was horrendous watch ppl who were alive 10mins before were blown to bits. This changed us in belfast. Living through the troubles was scarey. I suffer from PTSD as many ppl do growing up in the war zone. I'm glad we have peace. But there is still bitterness in both sides.

[@randomtransportguyx4397]

As a bus enthusiast this is very distressing

[@paulboyd7961]

A bus enthusiast!!! Soldiers were scraping dead women and children off the walls with shovels.

[@paulboyd7961]

The Abercrombie Restaurant was full of women, having done their shopping. I don’t remember how many died I hope the IRA rot in Hell

[@flossycee1012]

random transport guy Your sick in the head,you need help.

[@dr.feelgood.1330]

😂😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️

[@RobertK1993]

@@paulboyd7961 Conflict in Northern Ireland bith sides where as bad as each no innocent victims accept does that didn't take part in the violence.

[@RUDI-UK]

50 years ago tomorrow.

[@paulboyd7961]

I remember it so well. The women and children involved. Do we have to the Abercrombie Restaurant, Bus Depot etc Atrocities committed by the IRA. I get so annoyed. I served there 1972/75. Why is it always Bloody Sunday?

[@1347steve]

Because while you had to “serve” we had to leave there and deal with daily abuse from the soilders

[@sammni]

@@1347steve what about the abuse from the IRA?

[@1347steve]

@@sammni ya I never said I agreed with them either , or the uda, uvf etc. 99% of people just want a normal life

[@JavaScrapper]

Oh that’s because the British opened fire on protesters who wanted equality from Catholics and Protestant peoples

[@dr.feelgood.1330]

@@sammni The Ira protected their people from the British just like the Americans as I said no one was killed on bloody Friday nobody. Would you protect your family from some little wankers who get there jollies from killing people yes you would you’d take that gun and use it but thank goodness the British will be leaving Ireland and if they don’t it’s back to bombings and killings and I live in Dublin so I suppose I’ll help throw money into the Ira basket so they can buy arms 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👌☘️✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

[@dr.feelgood.1330]

My uncle planted these bombs 💣

[@sammni]

Did he? How interesting. Want to elaborate more

[@caroljames7381]

Your uncle planting these bombs 💣 is nothing to be proud off, shameful 😕 act of pure 😈 evil ... I was a 3 year old child standing with my family 👪 in the Oxford Street bus station just before the bombs went off. Our lives were saved when my parents changed their mind and took an different earlier bus 🚌 rather than wait. As our bus was heading out of Belfast this tragedy happened... a boy 👦 who I had played with at the station died. How your uncle can live with himself is beyond me. I pray 🙏 for all those that died in this senseless way, ALL FOR NOTHING and the bitterness still continues to this day, such hatred 😢 it still haunts me and makes me weep with sadness and pain 😢 the memory 😢 of this terrible horrific day.

[@moggie]

@@caroljames7381 Theres no justification for your terrible and horrific acts either, though. You have committed alot of attrocities no matter the era.

[@caroljames7381]

@@moggie I have committed NO horrific acts. STOP ✋ blaming others. I have never intentionally hurt or injured anyone and God willing 🙏 I never will.

[@Dylanbradley-zs5wy]

Should of blow the whole place up tiocfaidh ár lá