Ballygawley bus bombing

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Bus bombings in the United KingdomImprovised explosive device bombings in 1988Improvised explosive device bombings in Northern IrelandMilitary actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland)Military history of County TyroneProvisional Irish Republican Army actionsThe Troubles in County TyroneUse British English from October 2013

On 20 August 1988, a roadside bomb attack was carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on a bus carrying British soldiers in Northern Ireland. It occurred in the townland of Curr near Ballygawley, County Tyrone. The attack killed eight soldiers and wounded 28. In the wake of the bombing, the British Army began ferrying its troops in and out of County Tyrone by helicopter.

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