The Mid-Ulster brigade of the Ulster Volunteer Force killed three Catholics in Ballydugan on 4 January 1976 as well as another three Catholics (three brothers) in Whitecross the same day.
On a specific date in 1976, the Mid-Ulster brigade of the Ulster Volunteer Force engaged in violent actions against civilians. They murdered three Catholics in Ballydugan and three Catholic brothers in Whitecross on January 4th.