Families of men and women killed by loyalist bombs in Dublin and Monaghan in 1974 today visited relatives of those who died on Bloody Sunday and launched a new support group.
Bereaved relatives and people injured in the bombings travelled to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry in Derry to attend the announcement of the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings Support Group.
They were also examining the workings of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry under Lord Saville that are similar to the model some want established to investigate the Dublin and Monaghan blasts.
Two car bombs were planted in Dublin and a third in Monaghan on May 17th, 1974 - just over two years after 13 Catholic men and boys were shot dead by the British Parachute Regiment during a civil rights march in Derry.
This Friday marks the 28th anniversary of the explosions in which 33 men and woman were killed. Some of the bereaved and injured want a public inquiry after claims that British security forces colluded with loyalists plotting the atrocity.
The Dublin and Monaghan atrocities are being investigated by Mr Justice Henry Barron, who is due to produce a report by the autumn.
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