Ballygawley bus bombing
| Ballygawley bus bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
| Location | 54°30′13″N 7°10′02″W / 54.5036°N 7.1672°W Near Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Date | 20 August 1988 12:30 a.m. |
| Target | British Army personnel |
Attack type | Roadside bomb |
| Deaths | 8 soldiers |
| Injured | 28 soldiers |
| Perpetrator | Provisional IRA |
On 20 August 1988, a roadside bomb attack was carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on a bus carrying British soldiers in Northern Ireland. It occurred in the townland of Curr near Ballygawley, County Tyrone. The attack killed eight soldiers and wounded 28. In the wake of the bombing, the British Army began ferrying its troops in and out of County Tyrone by helicopter.