Ambush at the bridge (coagh IRA martyrs)

Irish Brigade - Ambush at the bridge

IRA Volunteers Tony Doris, Lawrence McNally and Pete Ryan died as a result of a SAS ambush in County Tyrone in 1991.

It has always been known that the three Volunteers, who were on active service at the time of their deaths, died as a result of an SAS ambush. In classic shoot-to-kill style.

there were ten British soldiers involved in the ambush. The soldiers were all armed with Heckler & Koch G3K assault rifles and 7.62 NATO-standard ammunition. The IRA Volunteers had two AKM assault rifles which were recovered from the scene. Ammunition for these is a 7.62 x 39mm Eastern Bloc round.
In the immediate aftermath of the killings, a map was drawn by forensic scientists acting for the RUC. The map shows the positions of cars, bullet cases and fragments, the positioning of the bodies and the location of the British soldiers during the shooting.
Significantly, the map also identifies the position of a bone fragment and of a blood-stained mask with a gunshot hole.

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[MrCelticLove]

Great to see this on here, I was beginning to think these lads had been forgotten. Tiocfaidh Ar La.

[ogairbhith]

tell me bout it mo chara, lot of folk seem to forget the sacrafice these 3 brave soldiers made not so long ago

[wayneLsmith51]

Never Forgotten, even in America brother. Eireann go Bragh

[ogairbhith]

bless u comrade!

[cartoonist32]

really brings back memories to my younger days listening to this great band its songs like this by gerry and mickey .that place then way above all the other scot/irish ballad bands..the true godfathers of irish rebel music...may they go for another 30 yrs ..j

[ogairbhith]

couldnt agree more comrade, best band around!

[Loughshorerepublican]

@theirishobserver You seem to be the only 1spouting this about the place Irish observer. It seems ironic that you are fixated with him and paedophilia. Do you really think people reading all your posts on the net don't put 2 & 2 together when reading your crap. Hang your head in shame lad. your every bit as bad as the brits and your old unioinist friends from your time in FAIT. Dirty dirty man you are. ha, your hardly even worth this post you self serving fool.

[JohnKennedy57]

they played there part we as irish republicans challenge sinn fien 2 remember peace was not on offer wthout a lot of sacrafices here 3 of many more who lay down there lifes 4r irish independce nothg less will be acceptble

[JohnKennedy57]

3 of erins finest rip lads tal

[dommoreland]

a sad loss of life for these brave men for sinn fein sitting in stormont and their killers brits/psni shame fein 

[JohnKennedy57]

half eh the east tyrone brigade came fae south derry listen 2 some songs bout volunteers

[JohnKennedy57]

r.i.p 3 brave volunteers..never forgotten..

[MrCeltic1980]

gone but never forgotten

brave volunteers who paid the ultimate price for freedom

[theirishobserver]

Owen Smyth RUC Tout

[sasquash0990]

These three men are heroes!!!!!! Tiocfaidh ár lá !!!!!!!!