Ballygawley Bus Bombing site (Gortaclare (Gort a' Chláir))
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20 Aug 1988, NY Times: "The blast occurred shortly after midnight, when the 52-seat bus, which carried no military markings, was about nine miles from its destination, an army barracks at Omagh, 55 miles west of Belfast. The soldiers were returning from leave in England.
According to the I.R.A. statement, the bomb was made of 200 pounds of plastic explosives. The blast left a crater six feet deep in the road and sent wreckage flying as far as 100 yards from the center of the explosion."
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According to the I.R.A. statement, the bomb was made of 200 pounds of plastic explosives. The blast left a crater six feet deep in the road and sent wreckage flying as far as 100 yards from the center of the explosion."
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballygawley_bus_bombing
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Coordinates: 54°31'41"N 7°12'38"W
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