Why did they die?

THE BIG READ: Conor Ryan

Sat, 18 Jun, 2011 - 01:00

IN MARCH 1989, three young Irish soldiers were blown up in a targeted landmine attack by local rebels on a remote dirt track at Bra’shit in southern Lebanon.

There is some consensus on the motive, method and men behind the killing.

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