Dungiven landmine and gun attack
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On 24 June 1972, in the rural townland of Crabarkey near Dungiven, the Provisional IRA detonated an improvised land mine, killing three British Army soldiers in a Land Rover.[1] It was one of many such landmine attacks by the IRA in rural areas in the 1970s.
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Part of the Troubles and Operation Banner | |||||||
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Provisional IRA | |||||||
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Unknown | Sergeant Stuart Reid † | ||||||
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1 army convoy | |||||||
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3 killed 7 wounded 1 vehicle destroyed 1 vehicle damaged | ||||||
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