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using ropes, and the bomb subsequently exploded damaging the fence and the guardhouse. Then in January 2001 the Real Irish Republican Army were responsible for a mortar attack on the barracks: one mortar landed inside the perimeter fence of the base after being fired from a parked van but no one was
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killed two civilians who worked as contractors for the British Army when they exploded a bomb under their car as they left the barracks. On 14 December 1993: two soldiers were wounded by a trip wire bomb blast in a fence at a railway bordering the facilities.
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bombed the compound causing damage but no injuries. On the 11 January 1974 the
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lowered a device consisting of 5 lb of homemade explosives over the
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in 2003 and the area in front of the barracks was redeveloped as
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The barracks were closed when 8 Infantry Brigade moved to
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was a military installation on the east bank of the
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Derry
Northern Ireland

Ebrington Barracks is located in Northern Ireland
54°59′54″N 7°18′39″W / 54.99834°N 7.31083°W / 54.99834; -7.31083
Ministry of Defence
British Army
8 Infantry Brigade
River Foyle
Derry
Northern Ireland
Hugh Fortescue
First World War
Cheshire Regiment
France
Expeditionary Force
le Havre
Second World War
South Wales Borderers
Royal Navy
HMS Ferret
the Troubles
8 Infantry Brigade
Provisional IRA
Official Irish Republican Army
Real Irish Republican Army
perimeter fence
Shackleton Barracks
Ebrington Square
Peace Bridge

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