Red Lion Pub bombing | |
---|---|
Part of the Troubles | |
Location | Ormeau Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°35′07.8″N 5°55′22.7″W / 54.585500°N 5.922972°W |
Date | 2 November 1971 21:00 (GMT) |
Attack type | Time bombing |
Deaths | 3 civilians |
Injured | 26 |
Perpetrator | Provisional IRA |
The Red Lion Pub bombing was a bomb attack on 2 November 1971 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Planted by the Provisional IRA, it exploded in the Red Lion pub on Ormeau Road, killing three people and injuring about 30 others. The IRA members had given customers less than ten seconds to flee the building. Police said the target was the neighbouring Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) station.