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Dissident Radicals Kill Two Brit Soldiers in Northern Ireland

Posted by AJH on Sunday, March 08, 2009 8:13:15 AM
BBC News has been reporting on an attack on an army base in Northern Ireland including reaction from various political leaders such as Gordon Brown. Recently with the help of distant cousins in Australia, I traced some of my ancestors back to Northern Ireland, so, although I have always been fascinated by Irish and British news and history, it now has an even more personal connection.

The best video I could find so far is here. For some background, visit Wiki's The Troubles page.

The Northern Ireland Assembly has been working towards a lasting peace since an agreement brokered by the United States in 1998.

HOW THE ATTACKS UNFOLDED
Map: Massereene barracks attack
SATURDAY 7 MARCH:
1. Soldiers order pizza from delivery shop in Antrim. Two cars leave shop at about 2120 GMT
2. Four soldiers collect pizza from main gate at Massereene Barracks. As they do, two gunmen open fire from a nearby car. Two soldiers - Mark Quinsey, 23, and Patrick Azimka, 21 - are killed, four people seriously injured including the pizza delivery men
3. Vauxhall Cavalier which police believe the gunmen to have used recovered in Ranaghan Road, near Randalstown

How the barracks attack unfolded

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