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CIRA bomb exploded in Portadown

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The CIRA exploded a large car bomb of roughly 300-lbs in the centre of Portadown, County Armagh. Many businesses were damaged with two buildings being completely demolished, though there were no injuries.

Source Information

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