Attack on RUC Birches barracks

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Attack on The Birches RUC barracks
Part of The Troubles
Location	The Birches, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54°27′45.02″N 7°1′50″W / 54.4625056°N 7.03056°W / 54.4625056; -7.03056
Date	11 August 1986
Attack type	shooting, bombing
Weapons	automatic rifles explosive charge
Deaths	0 (RUC Barracks destroyed)
Injured	3 civilians
Perpetrator	Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade

On 11 August 1986, the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base at The Birches near Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The unmanned base was raked with gunfire before being destroyed by a 200 pounds (91 kg) bomb, which was driven through the gate of the base in the bucket of a JCB digger.^[1]