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The Troubles: Two children were killed by the second of two bomb attacks by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Warrington, England.
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The Troubles
1960s–1990s conflict in Northern Ireland
The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Warrington bombings
1993 IRA attack in Cheshire, England
The Warrington bombings were two bomb attacks that took place during early 1993 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. The first attack happened on 26 February, when a bomb exploded at a gas storage facility. This first explosion caused extensive damage, but no injuries. While…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
The Provisional Irish Republican Army, officially known as the Irish Republican Army and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Warrington
Town in Cheshire, England
Warrington is an industrial town in the borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was historically part of Lancashire. It is 16 miles (26 km) east of Liverpool and the same distance west of Manchester.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)