Red Lion Pub bombing
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The Red Lion Pub bombing was a bomb attack on 2 November 1971 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Planted by the Provisional IRA, it exploded in the Red Lion pub on Ormeau Road, killing three people and injuring about 30 others. The IRA members had given customers less than ten seconds to flee the building. Police said the target was the neighbouring Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) station.
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Hatfield Street, Belfast Short Strand
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 54.5855 ° | E -5.9229722222222 ° |
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Hatfield Street 1
BT7 2EB Belfast, Short Strand
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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