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Apprentice Boys parade disrupted by bomb hoax

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The CIRA planted a hoax van bomb on Craigavon Bridge in Derry in order to disrupt the Apprentice Boys's march. The RUC also rerouted an ABD parade.

Source Information

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