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On This Day August 20 1988 - 8 British Soldiers Were Killed and 28 Wounded in an IRA Roadside Bombing in Ballygawley Ireland

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On This Day August 20 1988 - 8 British Soldiers Were Killed and 28 Wounded in an IRA Roadside Bombing in Ballygawley Ireland.

On this day August 20 1988, tragedy struck in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, when an IRA (Irish Republican Army) roadside bomb destroyed a military bus. The attack killed 8 British soldiers and left 28 others wounded.

The bombing occurred as the soldiers were returning to their base after leave. It was one of the deadliest single attacks on British troops during the Troubles, highlighting the ongoing violence and political turmoil that dominated Northern Ireland throughout...
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