The Remembrance Day bombing occurred at 10:43 AM on 8 November 1987 when the Provisional IRA detonated a bomb near the war memorial in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. 12 people were killed, while 63 were injured; the majority of the victims were old age pensioners. The IRA apologized for the attack, claiming that the targets were the marching British Army troops and not civilians. The bombing was a turning point in The Troubles, as the IRA lost its support among the Irish and international communities due to the deaths of many innocent people. The bombing shook the IRA to its core, as Sinn Fein's support for the bombing campaign was weakened.