1998 Banbridge bombing

Real IRA car bombing in Northern Ireland April 2022 the Troubles 1998 Banbridge bombing Banbridge, Northern Ireland UK Northern Ireland 250 54.34855 -6.270593 5 Banbridge Unionist owned businesses 1 August 1998 UTC Car bomb 0 35 Real IRA The 1998 Banbridge bombing was the explosion of a car bomb in the town of Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland on 1 August 1998. Thirty-three civilians and two Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers were injured in the attack in a busy shopping street that was later claimed by the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA), a dissident Irish republican group.http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch98.htm CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1998 Dr Martin Melaugh cain.ulst.ac.uk The bomb containing 500 lb kg of explosives was inside a red Vauxhall Cavalier parked on Newry Street.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/northern_ireland/latest_news/143814.stm BBC News - Latest News - Arson attacks follow bombing news.bbc.co.uk A 20-minute telephone warning was given allowing the police to clear the town centre and potentially avoiding many fatalities, although the warning was "inadequate" and still led to many injuries.https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ira-dissidents-are-suspected-of-being-behind-car-bomb-blast-in-banbridge-1.179463 IRA dissidents are suspected of being behind car-bomb blast in Banbridge The Irish Times The bomb severely damaged the heart of the town and shops in the area, causing an estimated £3.5 million of damage.https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/bombed-banbridge-is-back-in-business-28288969.html Bombed Banbridge is back in business Belfasttelegraph www.belfasttelegraph.co.ukhttps://www.banbridgeleader.co.uk/news/readers-recall-awful-day-bombers-targeted-town-1-5355591 Readers recall awful day bombers targeted town 9 August 2013 After the bombing, local residents, paramedics, and emergency services worked tirelessly to help the injured and clear the debris.Dingley James Kirk-Smith Michael 2000-08-01 How Could They Do It? : The Bombing Of Omagh, 1998 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/JCS/article/view/4336 Journal of Conflict Studies en 1715-5673 At the time it was the most damaging bomb attack since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in April. Two weeks later, the Real IRA would carry out the Omagh bombing. Shortly afterwards, they had a ceasefire. The town was targeted previously that year by the Continuity IRA in an attempted car bomb on 6 January 1998, which was safely defused after a warning.https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1998/jan/19/banbridge-bomb-incident Banbridge Bomb Incident (Hansard, 19 January 1998) api.parliament.uk Major bombings also had occurred there in 1991 and 1982. See also Timeline of Real Irish Republican Army actions References collapsed Category:1998 crimes in the United Kingdom Category:Car and truck bombings in 1998 Category:Provisional Irish Republican Army actions Category:1998 in Northern Ireland Category:Car and truck bombings in Northern Ireland Category:Real Irish Republican Army actions Category:August 1998 in the United Kingdom Category:Terrorist incidents in Northern Ireland Category:Terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom in 1998 Category:1998 crimes in Ireland Category:Attacks by Republicans since the Good Friday Agreement bombing Category:1990s crimes in Northern Ireland Category:1998 disasters in Ireland Category:Terrorist incidents in Ireland in the 1990s