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Tributes to IRA bombing victims

A memorial event has been held to remember those who were killed and injured in the IRA bombing of Warrington town centre 15 years ago.
Tim Parry, 12, and Johnathan Ball, three, died and 56 people were hurt in the two explosions on 20 March 1993.

Survivors joined the boys' families, town leaders and community members to lay white lilies at the scene.

Among the dozens attending the ceremony was Tim's brother Dominic, 29, who took his six-month-old daughter Olivia.
Read entire article at BBC