'There is little ever said of our baby Alan but his life mattered to us, he was truly an innocent whose life was erased before it had barely even started'
The family of a five-month-old baby killed by a bomb in Co Tyrone 50 years ago have urged that his name be heard.
"There is little ever said of our baby Alan but his life mattered to us, he was truly an innocent whose life was erased before it had barely even started," they said. "About 1.05pm an anonymous telephone call was received by a constable at the enquiry office of Strabane RUC Station giving a 20-minute warning that a bomb had been planted outside Linton and Robinson's shop, Canal Street, Strabane, and was due to go off," they said.
"Barbara hurried away and as she passed the Ulster Bank, the bomb exploded, causing glass in 30 nearby buildings to shatter. Cruelly a piece of 1/4-inch plate glass fell from a window in the Ulster Bank into the pram, hitting baby Alan in the head and face - he didn't stand a chance." The family said he will never be forgotten.
A service of remembrance and thanksgiving will be held for Alan on Sunday at Leckpatrick Parish Church.
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