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Sanaghanroe landmine attack
| Sanaghanroe land mine attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
  | |
| Location | Sanaghanroe, near Dungannon , County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Date | 10 September 1972 |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 3 British soldiers |
| Injured | 4 British soldiers, 1 civilian |
| Perpetrator | Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade |
On 10 September 1972, an active service unit (ASU) of the Provisional IRA's East Tyrone Brigade carried out a landmine attack against a British Army mobile patrol, along a small road in the rural village of Sanaghanroe near the town of Dungannon in County Tyrone.[1]
- ^ Sutton, Malcolm. "A Chronology of the Conflict - 1972:Sunday 10 September 1972 - Three British soldiers were killed in a land mine attack near Dungannon, County Tyrone". CAIN Web Service A Chronology of the Conflict - 1972. CAIN Archive - Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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