Roadside bomb blast on outskirts of Armagh

Title

Roadside bomb blast on outskirts of Armagh

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:25

Description

Donna Docherty reporting on a roadside bomb blast on the outskirts of Armagh which killed three Royal Ulster Constabulary officers travelling in a police car and a woman civilian in a second vehicle; the bomb is believed to have been detonated by terrorists from a nearby house where they were holding the owner hostage. Includes an eyewitness account.

Contributors

Donna Docherty

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Bombs; Armagh; RUC

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