Terrorist attack

1985 Newry mortar attack

28 Feb 1985 · 54.19° N, 6.33° W

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When
28 Feb 1985
Kind
Terrorist attack
Coordinates
54.19° N, 6.33° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1985 Newry mortar attack.

Summary

The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry in Northern Ireland. With nine officers dead, it is the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day.

1985 Newry mortar attack

IRA attack in Northern Ireland

On 28 February 1985, the Provisional IRA launched a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base at Corry Square in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. The attack killed nine RUC officers and injured almost 40 others; the highest death toll ever suffered by the RUC. Afterwards, a major building scheme was begun to give police and military bases better protection from such attacks.

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