Glenanne barracks bombing (Q5568139)

matcher place: Ulster (relation 278664), County Armagh (relation 1119535)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1991 crimes in the United Kingdom, 1991 in Northern Ireland, 20th century in County Armagh, Attacks on military installations in the 1990s, British Army in Operation Banner, Building bombings in Northern Ireland, Car and truck bombings in Northern Ireland, Conflicts in 1991, Explosions in 1991, May 1991 events in the United Kingdom, Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland), Military history of County Armagh, Provisional Irish Republican Army actions, The Troubles in County Armagh, Ulster Defence Regiment

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Glenanne barracks bombing was a large truck bomb attack carried out by the Provisional IRA against a British Army (Ulster Defence Regiment) base at Glenanne, near Mountnorris, County Armagh. The driverless lorry was rolled down a hill at the rear of the barracks and crashed through the perimeter fence. The bombing took place on 31 May 1991 and left three soldiers killed and 14 people wounded, four of them civilians.

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