Omagh bombing
1998 · Event
Real IRA car bomb kills 29 in Omagh; deadliest single bombing of the Troubles; turns public opinion decisively against violence.
On these timelines: The Troubles, England, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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- Operation Demetrius (internment) (1971)
- The Birmingham pub bombings (1974)
- The Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985)
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