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1998 Banbridge bombing

Index 1998 Banbridge bombing

The 1998 Banbridge bombing was the explosion of a car bomb in the town of Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland on Saturday 1 August 1998. [1]

13 relations: Banbridge, Car bomb, Continuity Irish Republican Army, Coordinated Universal Time, County Down, Good Friday Agreement, Irish republicanism, Northern Ireland, Omagh bombing, Real Irish Republican Army, Royal Ulster Constabulary, The Troubles, Vauxhall Cavalier.

Banbridge

Banbridge is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Car bomb

A car bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device placed inside a car or other vehicle and detonated.

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Continuity Irish Republican Army

The Continuity Irish Republican Army, usually known as the Continuity IRA (CIRA) is an Irish republican paramilitary group that claims to be the armed forces of the Irish Republic that was proclaimed in 1916.

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Coordinated Universal Time

No description.

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County Down

County Down is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland.

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Good Friday Agreement

The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) or Belfast Agreement (Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta or Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste; Ulster-Scots: Guid Friday Greeance or Bilfawst Greeance) was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process of the 1990s.

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Irish republicanism

Irish republicanism (poblachtánachas Éireannach) is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Omagh bombing

The Omagh bombing was a car bombing that took place on 15 August 1998 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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Real Irish Republican Army

The Real Irish Republican Army or Real IRA (RIRA), also called the New IRA (NIRA) since 2012, is a dissident Irish republican paramilitary organisation which aims to bring about a united Ireland.

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Royal Ulster Constabulary

The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001.

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The Troubles

The Troubles (Na Trioblóidí) was an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century.

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Vauxhall Cavalier

The Vauxhall Cavalier was a large family car sold primarily in the UK by Vauxhall from 1975 to 1995.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Banbridge_bombing

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