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Assassination of Lord Mountbatten
1979 bomb attack in Mullaghmore, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a relative of the British royal family, was assassinated on 27 August 1979 by Thomas McMahon, an Irish republican and volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).
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Assassination of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma | |||||
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Location | Mullaghmore Peninsula, Ireland | ||||
Coordinates | 54.4664°N 8.4486°W / 54.4664; -8.4486 | ||||
Date | 27 August 1979 (1979-08-27) | ||||
Target | Lord Louis Mountbatten | ||||
Weapon | Bomb | ||||
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Perpetrator | Provisional IRA | ||||
Assailant | Thomas McMahon | ||||
Motive | Irish republicanism | ||||
Convicted | Thomas McMahon | ||||
Charges | Murder | ||||
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