▁been ▁killed ▁from ▁these ▁sect arian ▁attacks , ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁S AS ▁into ▁south ▁Arm agh ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁Then ▁the ▁tr uce ▁between ▁the ▁I RA ▁& ▁British ▁was ▁officially ▁over . ▁ ▁Bomb ing ▁The ▁local ▁I RA ▁active ▁service ▁unit ▁had ▁been ▁studying ▁the ▁route ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁mobile ▁pat rol ▁had ▁been ▁taking ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁weeks . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁mobile ▁pat rol ▁with ▁a ▁land mine ▁using ▁command ▁wire ; ▁the ▁explos ives ▁themselves ▁were ▁pack ed ▁into ▁milk ▁ch urn s . ▁As ▁the ▁mobile ▁pat rol ▁was ▁crossing ▁over ▁Car rick gal log ly ▁bridge , ▁the ▁mine ▁was ▁det on ated , ▁destroy ing ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁Land ▁Ro vers ▁and ▁killing ▁three ▁British ▁soldiers ▁and ▁badly ▁inj uring ▁another ▁one . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁killed ▁were ▁David ▁Fer g us on ▁( 2 0 ), ▁R oder ick ▁B annon ▁( 2 5 ) ▁and ▁John ▁Pear son ▁( 2 3 ), ▁who ▁were ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Sc ots ▁regiment . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁F ork hill ▁land ▁mine ▁attack ▁ ▁B ess bro ok ▁land mine ▁attack ▁ ▁K ille en ▁Land mine ▁attack ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Ex pl os ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁military ▁history ▁Category : M arch ▁ 1