Charlemont pub attacks | |
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Part of the Troubles | |
Location | Charlemont, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
Date | 15 May 1976 22:50 and 22:52 (GMT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, bombing |
Deaths | 4 |
Injured | 18 |
Perpetrators | Ulster Volunteer Force and members of the British security forces as part of the Glenanne gang |
The Charlemont pub attacks were co-ordinated militant Loyalist paramilitary attacks on two pubs in the small village of Charlemont, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) on the 15 May 1976. The attacks have been attributed to the Glenanne gang which was a coalition of right-wing Loyalist paramilitaries and subversive members inside the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), the Ulster Defense Regiment (UDR) and the British Army.[1][2][3][4]