Osnabrück mortar attack
| Osnabrück mortar attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
A Spartan armoured carrier, a type of vehicle deployed at Osnabrück as part of the 4th Armoured Brigade | |
| Location | Osnabrück, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°18′1″N 7°58′59″E / 52.30028°N 7.98306°E |
| Date | 28 June 1996 18:50 (UTC+01:00) |
| Target | British Army Quebec barracks |
Attack type | Mortar |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrators | Provisional IRA |
The Osnabrück mortar attack was an improvised mortar attack carried out by a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit based in mainland Europe on 28 June 1996 against the British Army's Quebec Barracks at Osnabrück Garrison near Osnabrück, Germany.