Ballygawley land mine attack
1983 IRA attack in Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the Ballygawley land mine attack of 13 July 1983, four soldiers of the British Army's Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) land mine near Ballygawley in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The soldiers were travelling in a convoy of armoured vehicles when the land mine was detonated remotely.
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Ballygawley land mine attack | |
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Part of the Troubles and Operation Banner | |
Location | Near Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°31′42″N 7°12′39″W |
Date | 13 July 1983 |
Target | Ulster Defence Regiment personnel |
Attack type | Improvised land mine |
Deaths | 4 soldiers |
Perpetrator | Provisional IRA |
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