On March 16, 1988, Michael Stone carried out a solo attack on mourners at Milltown Cemetery in Belfast during the funeral of three IRA members. Employing grenades and pistols, Stone killed three individuals and wounded dozens, an act that sent shockwaves through both communities and was widely broadcast. The incident intensified sectarian tensions and sparked a cycle of retaliatory violence. It also prompted scrutiny of security measures at republican funerals, becoming a stark symbol of the Troubles' brutality and the devastating impact of individual acts of violence.
