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The battle of the bogside was important to the “troubles” period in Northern Ireland because it was clearly marked the beginning of The Troubles.
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A massacre in which British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland.
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A bombing in Belfast, the Provisional IRA detonated a bomb in the city center that was filled with citizens.
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Bombings executed by the IRA, about 20 bombs exploded in eighty minutes.
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A group that carried out surveillance operations in Northern Ireland.
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The Provisional IRA detonated two 6lbs bombs in two pubs in England. One in Guilford and another in Surrey. This was due to the pub's popularity with British Army personnel stationed at Pirbright barracks.
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Two bombs exploded in two public houses resulting in the death of 21 people and injuring 182 others.
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The SAS was deployed for a little over a month to Northern Ireland, they later returned when a small group was involved with intelligence gathering.
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Captain Robert Nairac while undercover was kidnapped in a pub in south Armagh, and was murdered soon after.
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A 16-year-old catholic boy was shot by the SAS when standing near a Provisional IRA arms cache.
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A member of the Royal family was assassinated by Thomas McMahon, an Irish republican and volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
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A guerrilla attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army killed 19 British soldiers