EntityQ5572919· pop 10· linked from 543 articlesWarrenpoint ambushSign in to saveguerrilla attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on 27 August 1979ConnectionsLouis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of BurmaEntityimprovised explosive deviceEntityIrish People's Liberation OrganisationEntityassassination of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of BurmaEntityHarrods bombingEntityProvisional IRA South Armagh BrigadeEntityFreddie ScappaticciEntityQueen's Own HighlandersEntityUnited KingdomCountryRepublic of IrelandCountryNorthern IrelandEntityMargaret ThatcherPersongeographic coordinate systemEntityIrelandEntityInternational Standard Book NumberEntityBBCConceptThe New York TimesEntityThe GuardianEntitydigital object identifierEntityInternational Standard Serial NumberEntityCategories1979 disasters in Ireland1979 in Northern Ireland20th century in County DownAmbushes in Northern IrelandAugust 1979 in EuropeAugust 1979 in the United KingdomAviation accidents and incidents involving helicoptersBattles involving the United KingdomBritish Army in Operation BannerCar and truck bombings in Northern IrelandConflicts in 1979