Historical Events tagged with "m62"

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Military & Warfare

M62 Coach Bombing by the IRA

February 4th, 1974 51 years ago

A devastating bomb explosion occurred on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel traveling on the M62 in Yorkshire. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) was responsible for the attack, which resulted in the deaths of nine soldiers and three civilians. The incident marked a significant escalation in the conflict between the IRA and British forces during the troubled period of The Troubles, aimed at the political unification of Ireland and against British rule in Northern Ireland.

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