BattlesJune 121973

Coleraine Bombing

June 12, 1973

On June 12, 1973, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated two car bombs in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The first explosion, outside an off-license on Railway Road, resulted in the deaths of six elderly civilians and injured many more. This tragic event was a significant incident during The Troubles, highlighting the devastating impact of sectarian violence on innocent lives. A second bomb exploded shortly after, causing further damage but no additional fatalities. The bombing remains a somber memory in the history of the conflict.