Terrorist attack

The Troubles: The Omagh bombing is carried out in Northern Ireland by the Real Irish Republican Army as a reaction to the Good Friday Agreement

15 Aug 1998 · 54.60° N, 7.30° W

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When
15 Aug 1998
Kind
Terrorist attack
Coordinates
54.60° N, 7.30° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Omagh bombing.

Summary

The Troubles: The Omagh bombing is carried out in Northern Ireland by the Real Irish Republican Army as a reaction to the Good Friday Agreement. 29 people are killed and 220 are injured. Shortly after these events, the group will call a ceasefire in response, signaling an end to the 30+ year conflict.

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