Thiepval barracks bombing
1996 IRA attack in Lisburn, Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Thiepval Barracks bombing was a double car bomb attack carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 7 October 1996. The bombs exploded inside Thiepval Barracks, the British Army headquarters in Northern Ireland. One British soldier was killed and 31 people were injured. This bombing was the first major attack on a military base in Northern Ireland since the end of the IRA's ceasefire eight months earlier.
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Part of the Troubles | |
Location | Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°31′31.15″N 6°02′52.96″W |
Date | 7 October 1996 15:35 (UTC) |
Target | British Army headquarters in Northern Ireland |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | 2 car bombs |
Deaths | 1 soldier |
Injured | 21 soldiers, 10 civilians |
Perpetrator | Provisional IRA |
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