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| Hundreds attend Shankill bombing church service | Hundreds attend Shankill bombing church service |
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| Hundreds of people have attended a service to remember nine people murdered in the Shankill bomb. | |
| A service to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing took place in West Kirk Presbyterian Church. | A service to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing took place in West Kirk Presbyterian Church. |
| The DUP MP Willie McCrea has raised the anniversary of the bombing at Westminster. | The DUP MP Willie McCrea has raised the anniversary of the bombing at Westminster. |
| Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions, the South Antrim MP said that "no-one should equate victims with murderers". | Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions, the South Antrim MP said that "no-one should equate victims with murderers". |
| In response the prime minister said "no-one should glorify terrorism". | In response the prime minister said "no-one should glorify terrorism". |
| Memorial service | Memorial service |
| He urged people in Northern Ireland to "come together for a shared future". | He urged people in Northern Ireland to "come together for a shared future". |
| During the service shops on the Shankill Road pulled down their shutters as a mark of respect and part of the road has been closed. | During the service shops on the Shankill Road pulled down their shutters as a mark of respect and part of the road has been closed. |
| Hundreds of people stood outside the church to hear the special memorial service. | Hundreds of people stood outside the church to hear the special memorial service. |
| Pupils from the Harmony Primary School and the Girls Model laid flowers at a nearby memorial and at the actual bomb site further up the road. | Pupils from the Harmony Primary School and the Girls Model laid flowers at a nearby memorial and at the actual bomb site further up the road. |
| This coincided with the time the bomb went off exactly 20 years ago. | This coincided with the time the bomb went off exactly 20 years ago. |
| Nine Protestant civilians were killed in the 1993 attack in Belfast, as well as one of the IRA bombers - Thomas Begley. | Nine Protestant civilians were killed in the 1993 attack in Belfast, as well as one of the IRA bombers - Thomas Begley. |
| Among the dead were two children aged seven and 13. The attack took place on a busy Saturday afternoon in October in the heart of one of Belfast's best known loyalist areas. | Among the dead were two children aged seven and 13. The attack took place on a busy Saturday afternoon in October in the heart of one of Belfast's best known loyalist areas. |