Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
2009 Massereene Barracks shooting
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2009 Massereene Barracks shooting in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Antrim · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
2009 Massereene Barracks shooting is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
The 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting was a violent incident in Northern Ireland where two British soldiers were killed and several others were injured. The attack occurred at an army base in County Antrim, stirring memories of past sectarian violence in the region.
From the Wikipedia article
The Massereene Barracks shooting took place at Massereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland. On 7 March 2009, two off-duty British soldiers of the 38 Engineer Regiment were shot dead outside the barracks. Two other soldiers and two civilian delivery men were also shot and wounded during the attack. A dissident Irish republican paramilitary group, the Real IRA, claimed responsibility. The shootings were the first British military fatalities in Northern Ireland since 1997. Two days later, the Continuity IRA shot dead Stephen Carroll, a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer; the first Northern Ireland police officer to be killed by paramilitaries since 1998.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
From the late 1960s until the late 1990s, Northern Ireland underwent a conflict known as the Troubles, in which more than 3,500 people were killed. More than 700 of those killed were British military personnel, deployed as part of Operation Banner. The vast majority of these British military personnel were killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), which waged an armed campaign to force the British to negotiate a withdrawal from Northern Ireland. In 1997 the IRA called a final ceasefire and in 1998 the Good Friday Agreement was signed. This is widely seen as marking the end of the conflict. However, breakaway groups opposed to the ceasefire ("dissident Irish republicans")…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7216, -6.2307
- District
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Postcode
- BT41 4LH
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Antrim
- Nearest railway station
- Antrim — 1.3 km
- Official site
- edition.cnn.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q3771812 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Massereene Barracks shooting (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting?
- 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT41 4LH).
- What is 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting?
- 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting?
- The nearest railway station is Antrim, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT41 4LH.
- Is 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting free to visit?
- Yes, 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting is free to enter.
- How do I get to 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting?
- The nearest railway station is Antrim, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT41 4LH.