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PIRA bomb found near British Army base

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A large PIRA bomb, weighing up to 1000-lbs, was found near a British Army base at Ballykinlar, in County Down. It was then defused by the army.

Source Information

Elliott, S., and W.D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968-1999 (Belfast, Blackstaff 1999)