1988 IRA attacks in the Netherlands
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The Provisional IRA carried out two separate attacks on the same day on 1 May 1988 against British military personnel in the Netherlands which resulted in the deaths of three RAF members and another three being injured.[1] It was the worst attack suffered by the British security forces during The Troubles from 1969 to 1998 in mainland Europe.[2][3]
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1988 IRA attacks in Netherlands | |
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Part of the Troubles | |
Location | Roermond and Nieuw-Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 51°12′0″N 5°59′0″E |
Date | 1 May 1988 |
Target | RAF personnel |
Attack type | Shooting, bombing |
Deaths | 3 |
Injured | 3 |
Perpetrator | Provisional IRA |
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