Real Irish Republican Army
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The Real Irish Republican Army, or Real IRA, was a dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that aimed to bring about a United Ireland. It was formed in 1997 following a split in the Provisional
The damage caused by the 3 August 2001 Ealing bombing
Real IRA graffiti in Bogside, Derry
Pro-RIRA graffito on a roof in the Bogside, Derry, 2009
Real IRA graffiti on a road sign in Derry, 2012
Omagh bombing
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A car bombing took place in the town of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on 15 August 1998. It was carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army, a Provisional Irish Republican Army splinter g
Real Irish Republican Army
…also responsible for bombings in Northern Ireland and England with the goal of causing economic harm and disruption, the most notable being the 1998 Omagh bombing, which killed 29 people. After that bombing, the Real IRA went on ceasefire, but resumed operations in 2000. In March 2009 it claimed responsibility…
The red Vauxhall Cavalier containing the bomb. This photograph was taken shortly before the explosion; the camera was found in the rubble.
Lower Market Street, site of the bombing, 2001. The courthouse is in the background
The scene in Market Street minutes after the bomb went off
Tyrone County Hospital, where many of the bomb victims were taken