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Irish Republicans (IRA)
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Bloody Friday

July 21, 1972 · Belfast Theater

IRA bombing carnage in Belfast; the Army responds with Operation Motorman.

July 21, 1972

In just over an hour, the Provisional IRA detonated around twenty bombs across Belfast, killing nine people — including civilians and two soldiers — and injuring 130 in scenes of carnage that shocked the province. The bombings overwhelmed the emergency services and left body parts scattered across the city.

  • Bloody Friday

Commanders

Irish Republicans (IRA) · Provisional IRA, Belfast Brigade
British State & Loyalists · British security forces; civilian victims