Massereene Barracks shooting
| Massereene Barracks shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the dissident Irish republican campaign | |
| Location | Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54°43′18″N 6°13′51″W / 54.7216°N 6.2307°W |
| Date | 7 March 2009 ~23:40 (GMT) |
| Target | Massereene Barracks |
Attack type | Ambush |
| Weapons | AKM automatic rifle |
| Deaths | 2 soldiers |
| Injured | 4 (2 soldiers, 2 civilians) |
| Perpetrator | Real IRA |
The Massereene Barracks shooting took place at Massereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland. On 7 March 2009, two off-duty British soldiers of the 38 Engineer Regiment were shot dead outside the barracks. Two other soldiers and two civilian delivery men were also shot and wounded during the attack. A dissident Irish republican paramilitary group, the Real IRA, claimed responsibility.
The shootings were the first British military fatalities in Northern Ireland since 1997. Two days later, the Continuity IRA shot dead Stephen Carroll, a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer; the first Northern Ireland police officer to be killed by paramilitaries since 1998.