Glenanne barracks bombing

Glenanne barracks bombing
Part of the Troubles
Part of the UDR barracks after the attack
Glenanne barracks bombing is located in Northern Ireland
Glenanne barracks bombing
LocationNear Mountnorris, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°14′14.54″N 6°30′17.42″W / 54.2373722°N 6.5048389°W / 54.2373722; -6.5048389
Date31 May 1991
23:30 (UTC)
Attack type
Bombing, gunfire
WeaponsTruck bomb
Deaths3 soldiers
Injured10 soldiers
4 civilians
PerpetratorProvisional IRA

The Glenanne barracks bombing was a large truck bomb attack carried out by the Provisional IRA against a British Army (Ulster Defence Regiment) base at Glenanne, near Mountnorris, County Armagh. The driverless lorry was rolled down a hill at the rear of the barracks and crashed through the perimeter fence. The bombing took place on 31 May 1991 and left three soldiers killed and 14 people wounded, four of them civilians.