| 1988 IRA attacks in Netherlands | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
  Roermond Nieuw-Bergen 1988 IRA attacks in the Netherlands (Netherlands) | |
| Location | Roermond and Nieuw-Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 51°12′0″N 5°59′0″E / 51.20000°N 5.98333°E |
| Date | 1 May 1988 |
| Target | RAF personnel |
Attack type | Shooting, bombing |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Provisional IRA |
The Provisional IRA carried out two separate attacks on the same day on 1 May 1988 against British military personnel in the Netherlands which resulted in the deaths of three RAF members and another three being injured.[1] It was the worst attack suffered by the British security forces during The Troubles from 1969 to 1998 in mainland Europe.[2][3]
- ^ Malcolm Sutton. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Lederer, Edith M. "IRA Killings Follows Lull In Terrorist Attacks Outside Britain With AM-Netherlands-Ira, Bjt". AP NEWS.
- ^ RTE Archives Collection. "IRA Kill RAF Members". rte.ie. Retrieved 22 June 2021.