: Subsequent searches revealed that all three suspects were unarmed at the time of the shooting, and the car they had parked in Gibraltar contained no explosives . However, a separate car containing 64-84kg of Semtex was later found in Marbella, Spain, which the unit reportedly intended to use for the attack. Controversies and Legal Outcomes
: The three IRA members killed were Daniel McCann , Seán Savage , and Mairéad Farrell . They were part of an Active Service Unit (ASU) suspected of planning a car bomb attack during the "changing of the guard" ceremony outside the Governor's residence. Operation_Flavius.7z
: On a Sunday afternoon, undercover SAS operators confronted the trio near a Shell petrol station on Winston Churchill Avenue. All three were shot dead. : Subsequent searches revealed that all three suspects
Operation Flavius was a controversial British military operation in Gibraltar on , where the Special Air Service (SAS) shot and killed three members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Key Figures and Events They were part of an Active Service Unit