Lisburn van bombing
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lisburn-van-bombing-166-15612400
title:
Lisburn van bombing
text:
On 15 June 1988 an unmarked military van carrying six British Army soldiers was blown up by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) at Market Place in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The explosion took place at the end of a charity marathon run in which the soldiers had participated. All six soldiers were killed in the attack – four outright, one on his way to hospital and another later on in hospital. Lisburn is the headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland. Four of the dead were from
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1988 IRA attack in Northern Ireland
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisburn_van_bombing
date created:
2012-02-20T07:20:46Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T01:19:54Z
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