Dungannon land mine attack
In the Dungannon land mine attack of 16 December 1979, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) ambushed two British Army landrovers with an improvised land mine and gunfire outside Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Four British soldiers were killed in the attack.
| Dungannon land mine attack | |||||||
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| Part of the Troubles and Operation Banner | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Provisional IRA (East Tyrone Brigade) | British Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 active service units (bomb unit & shooting unit) | 1 mobile patrol | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | 4 killed, 1 vehicle destroyed | ||||||
Location within Northern Ireland | |||||||
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