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■ Politics By Emily Moulton The toxic satellite ■ Environment Around 100 people, mostly relatives and survivors, gathered at Council's civic buildings yesterday for the 30th anniversary of one of Northern 's worst ever IRA attacks. Orbiting over ■ Education Ireland, US plans to shoot it down ■ Letters Twelve people died and several dozen were seriously injured after an incendiary bomb, which had been placed by the IRA along window grills, ripped through the La Mon hotel just before dinner time on February ■ Opinion 17, 1978.

■ Technology More than 400 people were at the venue that Friday night attending events run by the Irish Collie Club and Sweet line-up for St Patrick's Day ❍ Breaking News the Junior Motorcycle Club. Former ❍ Northwest Edition All the dead were Protestant and included an RUC reservist, three married couples and seven women. Sugababe Mutya Buena to join ❍ Business Yesterday, families of the victims paid their respects to their lost loved ones at a private ceremony party

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❍ Sport The memorial, which was led by the Rev David McIlveen, was attended by most of the local councillors as Lucas gets animated well as some senior DUP MLAs such as Iris Robinson and Jimmy Spratt. ❍ Clone Wars film Health to kick off Star Wars TV show ❍ Features DUP leader stayed away after families threatened to walk out of the event if he attended.

❍ Columnists UUP Castlereagh Borough councillor Michael Copeland, who was at the memorial, said it was a "very moving ceremony" . ❍ Entertainment

❍ Homefinder After the hymns and prayers, each name of those killed was read out and family members were invited to lay a single flower in remembrance: " I think the most moving part for me was when the relatives walked up ❍ Weather the centre carrying a lily for their loved one," Mr Copeland said. " Local musician Jeremy Doherty also composed a very moving song called La Mon. " ❍ Archive

❍ Calendar 2008 Mrs Robinson said: "The La Mon bombing was an absolute tragedy which has caused untold hurt.

❍ Telegraph Travel "Real closure can only be brought for the victims of La Mon when those responsible for the crime face the full rigours of our justice system. ❍ Shopping Directory "I will not relent on that case regardless of who or where the perpetrators be," she said. Inside Belfast

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