| Newry customs bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
  Newry customs office | |
| Location | Newry County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Date | 22 August 1972 |
| Target | Newry customs office |
Attack type | Time bomb |
| Deaths | 9 (6 civilians 3 IRA volunteers) |
| Injured | 20 |
| Perpetrator | Provisional IRA |
On 22 August 1972 a bomb planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army, an Irish republican paramilitary group, detonated prematurely at a customs office in Newry. Three IRA members killed six civilians and themselves in the explosion. The event was one of the bloodiest of 1972, the deadliest year of the Troubles.[1][2]
- ^ "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1972". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2018.