Man wrongly convicted of Birmingham pub bombings dies at age of 80

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2024-12-30

Belfast (PA Media/dpa) - A man who was wrongly convicted of Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacks on pubs in the English city of Birmingham in 1974 has died at the age of 80. Paddy Hill was among a group of men from Northern Ireland jailed for the atrocity who became known as the Birmingham Six. Some 21 people were killed in explosions at two Birmingham city centre pubs in November 1974. The Birmingham Six spent almost two decades in prison for the......

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