Editing Newtownards (section)

===The Troubles===
During [[the Troubles]], Newtownards was the scene of a [[car bomb]] attack on 5 July 1993, when Roma's Bar in Regent Street was targeted. The pub was destroyed, but has since been rebuilt. The attack was carried out by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] (PIRA) with a 700&nbsp;kg (1,500&nbsp;lb) device.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch93.htm#Jul|title=CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1993|website=Cain.ulst.ac.uk|access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref> There were no fatalities. Police said the 10-minute warning, telephoned to a local radio station, was "totally inadequate." The warning said the bomb contained 1,500 pounds of explosives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://journaltimes.com/news/national/ira-car-bomb-injures/article_56529e20-09d3-5675-aed8-8cd74c852494.html|title=IRA car bomb injures 17|website=Journaltimes.com|access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref>