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Tynan murders: NI Speaker and son remembered 40 years on

BBC News Published image captionSir Norman Stronge and his son were killed at their family home, Tynan Abbey A former Stormont Speaker and his son, who were killed by the IRA in 1981, have been commemorated on the 40th anniversary of the murders. Sir Norman Stronge, 86, and his son James, 48, were shot at their County Armagh mansion on 21 January 1981. The historic building, Tynan Abbey, was then set on fire by their IRA killers. Both men were high-profile members of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and party colleagues have paid tribute by laying wreaths at Stormont and Tynan. James Kingan, who lost his grandfather and his uncle in the attack, said his life changed forever on the night they were killed.

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