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50th anniversary: The Troubles: the IRA ambushed and killed 18 British soldiers near Warrenpoint,...

History · Anniversaries · Mon, August 27, 2029

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1979: The Troubles: the IRA ambushed and killed 18 British soldiers near Warrenpoint, and assassinated Lord Mountbatten on his boat at Mullaghmore.

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