| 1970 Crossmaglen bombing | |
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| Part of the Troubles | |
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| Location | Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°7′55.72″N 6°34′57.10″W / 54.1321444°N 6.5825278°W |
| Date | 11 August 1970 12:30 a.m. |
| Target | Royal Ulster Constabulary personnel |
Attack type | Booby-trap bomb |
| Deaths | 2 RUC officers |
| Perpetrator | IRA (South Armagh Brigade) |
On 11 August 1970, two Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers were killed by a booby-trap bomb planted under a car by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) near Crossmaglen, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. [1][2][3] They were the first RUC officers to be killed by republicans during the Troubles and the first security forces to be killed in South Armagh, an IRA stronghold for much of the conflict.
- ^ "Army and police casualties". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 19 December 1975. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Gravestones book tribute to 302 RUC members". Belfast Telegraph. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Police Roll of Honour Trust". Retrieved 3 July 2017.