Row over bomb victims photo
A photograph of the Enniskillen IRA bomb victims was removed from an ambulance depot after a complaint, it was revealed tonight.
Unionists said management ordered it to be taken down when a staff member protested.
Arlene Foster, a DUP member of the suspended Northern Ireland Assembly, said she was disgusted.
The Ambulance Service tonight confirmed an investigation was under way.
The Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA said: “This decision shows a complete lack of respect for those who lost their lives in the IRA bomb.”
Among the 11 people killed in the no-warning cenotaph bomb was Kitchener Johnston, 71, who once worked at the depot in te Co Fermanagh town.
Ms Foster said: “This photograph was placed in the depot as a tribute to Mr Johnston and also as a permanent reminder of that fateful day when so many from the area lost their lives.
“The photograph of the victims, which had no inscription of any kind on it, was removed by the Ambulance Service after a complaint was lodged by a member of staff in the depot.
“This individual claimed that the photograph was offensive and asked that it be removed.”
Ms Foster said she would be seeking a meeting with ambulance officials.
The Poppy Day atrocity on November 8, 1987 also injured more than 60 people and was one of the most notorious attacks of the Troubles.
In a statement, the Ambulance Service said: “The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has been made aware of an issue at Enniskillen station.
“An internal investigation is now under way in an effort to resolve the matter.”
