LISTEN - Over 1,000 attend memorial for victims of Greysteel massacre

by Q Radio News

Relatives of those killed in the Greysteel Massacre have urged politicians here to make sure a similiar atrocity never happens again.

On the eve of Halloween in 1993, eight people were killed after loyalist gunmen entered the Rising Sun bar and started shooting.

One of the gunmen shouted "trick or treat" before opening fire.

Last night, over 1,000 people packed in to the Star of the Sea Church in Eglinton last night to remember the eight victims who died.

Alan McBride, whose wife and father in law died in the Shankill Road bombing a week before also attended the service. 

He says the two communities felt the same pain:

Meanwhile, SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood echoed the relatives call at last night's vigil: 

Tonight there were calls from the altar, from #Greysteel families, from families of #ShankillBomb victims for our politicians to get back on road to peace and ensure atrocities like this never happen again. @SDLPlive leader @columeastwood echoed that call at tonight’s vigil pic.twitter.com/SyiyPHBSz0

— Leona O'Neill (@LeonaONeill1) October 30, 2018

Following the service, the families laid wreaths at a memorial plaque outside the Rising Sun Bar.

Floral tributes left at the door of the Rising Sun Bar tonight and at the memorial to remember the eight people lost in the Greysteel terrorist attack in 1993 pic.twitter.com/3gSuSzOETj

— Leona O'Neill (@LeonaONeill1) October 30, 2018

The sons, daughters and loved ones of the eight people lost in the #Greysteel shootings lay a wreath and hold a minute’s silence at the Rising Sun Bar were they were murdered 25 years ago this night pic.twitter.com/toVr2kWyds

— Leona O'Neill (@LeonaONeill1) October 30, 2018