1976 Andersonstown-Finaghy incident | |||||
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Part of the Troubles | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Strength | |||||
5 IRA men 1 Ford Cortina |
1 foot patrol 2 Land Rovers | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
1 killed and 1 injured | 0 | ||||
3 civilians killed and 1 injured | |||||
The 1976 Andersonstown incident or the 1976 Andersonstown-Finaghy incident, was a brief altercation between members of the Provisional IRA and the British Army, in Andersonstown and North Finaghy, in August 1976. Which resulted in the deaths of 3 children who were killed when a car struck them after the man driving was shot and killed.