Glamorgan barracks bombing

The Glamorgan barracks bombing was the bombing of a British Army military barracks in Duisburg, West Germany, carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).

The two 20 lb (9 kg) bombs blew a hole in the barracks and tore the roof.

[1][2] The two bombs were placed some eight yards inside the barracks compound, against the wall of the quarters were some 70 soldiers were sleeping.

None of the nine injured soldiers needed hospital treatment, although an army sergeant spokesman said they were very lucky nobody was killed.

The blast tore part of the roof and wounded three British soldiers and a civilian.