A church service has been held in Newry this afternoon to mark the 40th anniversary of the largest single loss of police personnel in the history of the Troubles.

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher during the service at Sandys Street Presbyterian Church, Newry (Niall Carson/PA) A memorial service to remember nine RUC officers killed in an IRA attack on a ...

The mortar attack occurred on February 28, 1985, when nine shells were launched from a lorry parked in Monaghan Street in Newry, Co Down. It was the highest number of RUC officers killed in a ...

It was the single most deadly IRA attack on RUC men and women during ... causing carnage. A Newry man was later convicted of ...

A service of reflection has been held in Newry to remember nine RUC officers killed during an IRA attack 40 years ago. Victims' relatives, survivors and the PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher ...

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher was among those who took part in the service at Sandys Street Presbyterian Church in Newry.

A memorial service to remember nine RUC officers killed in an IRA attack on a police station in Newry 40 years ago has taken place in the city. Bereaved families and survivors took part in the ...

A memorial service to remember nine RUC officers killed in an IRA attack on a police station in Newry 40 years ago has taken place in the city. Credit: PressEye A memorial service to remember nine ...