1970 Crossmaglen bombing
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On 11 August 1970, two Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers were killed by a booby-trap bomb planted under a car by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) near Crossmaglen, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. [1][2][3] They were the first RUC officers to be killed by republicans during the Troubles and the first security forces to be killed in South Armagh, an IRA stronghold for much of the conflict.
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1970 Crossmaglen bombing | |
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Part of the Troubles | |
Location | Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°7′55.72″N 6°34′57.10″W |
Date | 11 August 1970 12:30 a.m. |
Target | Royal Ulster Constabulary personnel |
Attack type | Booby-trap bomb |
Deaths | 2 RUC officers |
Perpetrator | IRA (South Armagh Brigade) |
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