Assassination of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a relative of the British royal family, was assassinated on 27 August 1979 by Thomas McMahon, an Irish republican and volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).

Assassination of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Part of The Troubles
LocationMullaghmore Peninsula, Ireland
Coordinates54.4664°N 8.4486°W / 54.4664; -8.4486
Date27 August 1979 (1979-08-27)
TargetEarl Mountbatten
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponBomb
Deaths
Injured
PerpetratorProvisional IRA
AssailantThomas McMahon
MotiveIrish republicanism
ConvictedThomas McMahon
ChargesMurder
Location:
Map showing Mullaghmore Peninsula (red) within County Sligo, where Mountbatten was killed.
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