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Dissident Irish republican campaign: Two off-duty British Army soldiers were shot dead by Real IRA paramilitaries outside Massereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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Dissident Irish republican campaign
1998–present republican insurgency in Northern Ireland
The dissident Irish republican campaign began at the end of the Troubles, a 30-year political conflict in Northern Ireland. Since the Provisional Irish Republican Army called a ceasefire and ended its campaign in 1997, breakaway groups opposed to the ceasefire and to the peace…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Massereene Barracks shooting
2009 shooting in Northern Ireland
The Massereene Barracks shooting took place at Massereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland. On 7 March 2009, two off-duty British soldiers of the 38 Engineer Regiment were shot dead outside the barracks. Two other soldiers and two civilian delivery men were also shot and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Real Irish Republican Army
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1997
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Massereene Barracks
Former military installation, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Massereene Barracks is a former military installation in Antrim, Northern Ireland.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Antrim, County Antrim
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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