Enniskillen bombing
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The Enniskillen bombing was a 1987 IRA bomb attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, that killed 11 civilians and became one of the most widely condemned atrocities of the Troubles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enniskillen bombing canonical | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bombing
ⓘ
event of The Troubles ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| aftermath |
led to increased calls for peace process in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
strengthened opposition to IRA violence ⓘ |
| buildingDamaged | Reading Rooms building near the war memorial ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual remembrance services in Enniskillen ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 8 November 1987 ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Sunday ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most widely condemned atrocities of The Troubles ⓘ |
| explosiveDevice | bomb placed in a nearby building ⓘ |
| location |
County Fermanagh
ⓘ
Enniskillen ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| memorializedOn |
Armistice Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom
|
| method | time bomb ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high civilian death toll
ⓘ
impact on public opinion during The Troubles ⓘ widespread condemnation ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | 60+ ⓘ |
| occasion |
Remembrance Sunday national service
ⓘ
surface form:
Remembrance Sunday
|
| partOf | IRA bombing campaign in the 1980s ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| primaryVictimGroup | people attending a war memorial service ⓘ |
| target |
Remembrance Sunday national service
ⓘ
surface form:
Remembrance Day ceremony
civilians ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning ⓘ |
| victimType | civilian ⓘ |
| year | 1987 ⓘ |
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