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Ballygawley bus bombing

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The Ballygawley bus bombing was a roadside bomb attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on a bus carrying British soldiers in Northern Ireland. [1]

46 relations: Alvis Saracen, Ambush at Drumnakilly, Attack on Ballygawley barracks, Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Bessbrook, British Armed Forces, British Army, Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1980–89), Conflict Archive on the Internet, County Armagh, County Tyrone, Drumnakilly, England, Evening Times, Goodreads, Improvised explosive device, Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove, Ken Wharton (writer), Libya, Lisburn, M62 coach bombing, Northern Ireland, Omagh, Operation Demetrius, Portadown, Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade, Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional Irish Republican Army arms importation, Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Semtex, Sinn Féin, Special Air Service, The Age, The Light Infantry, The Troubles, Time (magazine), Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater, Tour of duty, Townland, Ulster loyalism, Warrenpoint, Warrenpoint ambush, 1988 Lisburn van bombing, 1988–94 British broadcasting voice restrictions.

Alvis Saracen

The FV603 Saracen is a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British Army.

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Ambush at Drumnakilly

Ambush at Drumnakilly is an Irish rebel song about an event in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland which occurred on August 30, 1988: three volunteers of the Provisional IRA (IRA), brothers Martin and Gerard Harte and Brian Mullin (Bard), were ambushed and killed by the Special Air Service (SAS).

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Attack on Ballygawley barracks

On 7 December 1985 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base at Ballygawley, County Tyrone.

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Ballygawley, County Tyrone

Ballygawley or Ballygawly is a Village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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Bessbrook

Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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British Armed Forces

The British Armed Forces, also known as Her/His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1980–89)

This is a chronology of activities by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1980 to 1989.

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Conflict Archive on the Internet

CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet) is a database containing information about Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present.

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County Armagh

County Armagh (named after its county town, Armagh) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland.

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County Tyrone

County Tyrone is one of the six historic counties of Northern Ireland.

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Drumnakilly

Drumnakilly (Irish: Droim na Coille (Ridge of the wood).) is a small village and townland between Carrickmore and Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Evening Times

The Evening Times is an evening tabloid newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Goodreads

Goodreads is a "social cataloging" website that allows individuals to freely search its database of books, annotations, and reviews.

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Improvised explosive device

An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action.

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Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove

Joint Helicopter Command Flying Station Aldergrove or more simply JHC FS Aldergrove is located south of Antrim, Northern Ireland and northwest of Belfast and adjoins Belfast International Airport.

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Ken Wharton (writer)

Ken Wharton (born 21 June 1950) is an English writer and former British soldier who has written a series of non-fictional books on the conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.

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Libya

Libya (ليبيا), officially the State of Libya (دولة ليبيا), is a sovereign state in the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.

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Lisburn

Lisburn (or; meaning "fort of the stream", probably) is a city in Northern Ireland.

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M62 coach bombing

The M62 coach bombing occurred on 4 February 1974 on the M62 motorway in northern England, when a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb exploded in a coach carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel and their family members.

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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

Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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Operation Demetrius

Operation Demetrius was a British Army operation in Northern Ireland on 9–10 August 1971, during the Troubles.

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Portadown

Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade

The East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), also known as the Tyrone/Monaghan Brigade was one of the most active republican paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland during "the Troubles".

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Provisional IRA South Armagh Brigade

The South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) operated during the Troubles in south County Armagh.

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Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA or Provisional IRA) was an Irish republican revolutionary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate the reunification of Ireland and bring about an independent socialist republic encompassing all of Ireland.

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Provisional Irish Republican Army arms importation

Provisional Irish Republican Army arms importation into the Republic of Ireland for use in Northern Ireland began in the early 1970s.

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Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign

From 1969 until 1997,Moloney, p. 472 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) conducted an armed paramilitary campaign primarily in Northern Ireland and England, aimed at ending British rule in Northern Ireland in order to create a united Ireland.

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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, informally known as the Northern Ireland Secretary, is the principal secretary of state in Her Majesty's Government with responsibilities for Northern Ireland.

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Semtex

Semtex is a general-purpose plastic explosive containing RDX and PETN.

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Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin (isbn) is a left-wing Irish republican political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Special Air Service

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army.

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The Age

The Age is a daily newspaper that has been published in Melbourne, Australia, since 1854.

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The Light Infantry

The Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division.

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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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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater

Thomas Jeremy King, Baron King of Bridgwater, (born 13 June 1933) is a British politician.

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Tour of duty

For military soldiers, a tour of duty is usually a period of time spent in combat or in a hostile environment.

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Townland

A townland (baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: toonlann) is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland.

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Ulster loyalism

Ulster loyalism is a political ideology found primarily among working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland, whose status as a part of the United Kingdom has remained controversial.

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Warrenpoint

Warrenpoint is a small town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Warrenpoint ambush

The Warrenpoint ambush or Narrow Water ambush, also called the Warrenpoint massacre.

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1988 Lisburn van bombing

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.

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1988–94 British broadcasting voice restrictions

From October 1988 to September 1994 the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish republican and loyalist groups were banned by the British government from being broadcast on television and radio in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballygawley_bus_bombing

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