Dungiven landmine and gun attack

Coordinates: 54°55′40.8″N 6°55′30″W / 54.928000°N 6.92500°W / 54.928000; -6.92500
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Dungiven landmine and gun attack
Part of the Troubles and Operation Banner
Date24 June 1972
Location54°55′40.8″N 6°55′30″W / 54.928000°N 6.92500°W / 54.928000; -6.92500
Result IRA victory
Belligerents
Provisional IRA

 United Kingdom

British Army
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Sergeant Stuart Reid  
Strength
1 army convoy
Casualties and losses
None 3 killed
7 wounded
1 vehicle destroyed
1 vehicle damaged
Dungiven landmine and gun attack is located in Northern Ireland
Dungiven landmine and gun attack
Location within Northern Ireland

On 24 June 1972, in the rural

Provisional IRA detonated an improvised land mine, killing three British Army soldiers in a Land Rover.[1] It was one of many such landmine attacks by the IRA in rural areas
in the 1970s.

Attack

The attack occurred in the early morning of 24 June 1972 at Crabarkey, on the main

Aftermath

Malachy Bernard O'Kane, a farmer, was convicted of the attack and was ordered to serve at least 25 years of a life term.[5][3] A year after he was sentenced, his mother and his two brothers attempted to help him escape from Magilligan Prison. One brother was to disguise himself as Malachy and switch places. All three were caught and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, the mother's sentence being suspended. O'Kane was given a five-year sentence, to run concurrently with his life term.[6][3] O'Kane was later released from prison and unsuccessfully ran as a Sinn Féin candidate in the 1997 UK general election but was successful in gaining a seat on Limavady Council the same year in the 1997 local election.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sutton, Malcolm. "Sutton Index of Death from the Conflict in Ireland: 24 June 1972". Conflict Archive on the Internet. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "3 British Soldiers And a Youth Slain In Ulster Violence - NY Times". The New York Times. 24 June 1972. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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  5. ^ "Life Sentence for Malachy O'Kane". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 24 May 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ^ "'Family Loyalty Misguided': Jail Term Suspended". Belfast Telegraph. 22 June 1976. p. 6.