Masked teenager’s blast bomb death ‘a senseless waste’ - Trimble

The death of a Protestant teenager during rioting in north Belfast was a senseless waste of life, Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble said tonight.

Masked teenager’s blast bomb death ‘a senseless waste’ - Trimble
Mon, 12 Nov, 2001 - 17:56

The death of a Protestant teenager during rioting in north Belfast was a senseless waste of life, Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble said tonight.

Glen Branagh, 16, died when a blast bomb exploded in his hand as he was about to throw it on Sunday.

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