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Fresh call for files on Dublin-Monaghan bombs

Those who were killed in the bombing were remembered today
Those who were killed in the bombing were remembered today

Relatives and survivors of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings are repeating their calls on the British government to release documents about the 1974 attacks. 

A ceremony to mark the 41st anniversary of the bombings was held in Dublin today. 

This weekend marks 41 years since three car bombs in Dublin, and a fourth in Monaghan, exploded without warning, injuring almost 300 people and killing 34, including an unborn baby, the greatest loss of life on a single day during the Troubles.

Today the event was commemorated at the Dublin Monaghan memorial on Talbot Street.

A campaign group called Justice for the Forgotten once again called on the British government to release files about the attacks to an independent judicial figure.

They hope this year that message will reach an even bigger audience, as U2 are including footage of the aftermath of the bombing on the set of their 'Innocence and Experience' tour during the performance of their song, "Raised by Wolves", which is about that day.

The group have welcomed the bands move, which they say will highlight their need for justice and truth and bring it to a global audience.