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Mr.Buttocks · 07-07-2005, 11:42 AM

Bomb attacks in England over the past 20 years or so....

[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1523526,00.html:56971]From here.[/url:56971]

[quote:56971]The IRA bomb campaign, which hit London from 1973 onwards, sought to create a climate of fear over a long period, but it soon tried to explode two or more devices at a time to maximise the havoc. There were 36 bombs in London in 1973.

Over 20 years, the IRA strategy shifted away from causing as many casualties as possible to trying to cause economic damage to London's financial centre.

The major incidents were:

1973, March 8: two IRA car bombs in London explode outside the Old Bailey and government's agriculture department headquarters, killing one person and wounding more than 150

1974, October 5: two IRA bombs explode in pubs in the London suburb of Guildford; five dead, more than 50 injured

November 21: two IRA bombs in Birmingham kill 19 and wound more than 180

1982, July 20: two IRA bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London kill 11 British soldiers and wound more than 40, mostly civilian onlookers

1983, December 17: IRA car bomb explodes outside Harrods department store, killing six people and wounding about 100

1984 October 12: IRA targets conference of ruling Conservative party, killing five and wounding 24, but narrowly missing the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher

1989, September 22: the IRA bombs the Royal Marines School of Music in Deal, killing 10 soldiers and wounding more than 30

1991, February 7: IRA fires three homemade mortar shells at No 10 Downing Street, the British prime minister's official residence in London. No injuries

1992, April 10: a massive IRA truck bomb in London's financial district kills three and causes hundreds of millions of pounds worth in damage

April 24: an IRA truck bomb in London's financial district, killing one and causing heavy damage

1996, February 9: IRA ends a 17-month ceasefire with a third massive truck bomb in London's financial district, killing two

February 18: an IRA bomber accidentally kills himself aboard a London double-decker bus, five injured

June 15: for the first time, the IRA targets a different English city - Manchester - with a massive truck bomb, wrecking the central shopping area and wounding about 200

2000, September 20: IRA dissidents fire rocket-propelled grenades at headquarters of MI5 security agency. No injuries.[/quote:56971]

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Mr.Buttocks is Offline Major General Posts: 12,924 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Continent of Africa	07-07-2005, 11:42 AM Bomb attacks in England over the past 20 years or so.... [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1523526,00.html:56971]From here.[/url:56971] [quote:56971]The IRA bomb campaign, which hit London from 1973 onwards, sought to create a climate of fear over a long period, but it soon tried to explode two or more devices at a time to maximise the havoc. There were 36 bombs in London in 1973. Over 20 years, the IRA strategy shifted away from causing as many casualties as possible to trying to cause economic damage to London's financial centre. The major incidents were: 1973, March 8: two IRA car bombs in London explode outside the Old Bailey and government's agriculture department headquarters, killing one person and wounding more than 150 1974, October 5: two IRA bombs explode in pubs in the London suburb of Guildford; five dead, more than 50 injured November 21: two IRA bombs in Birmingham kill 19 and wound more than 180 1982, July 20: two IRA bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London kill 11 British soldiers and wound more than 40, mostly civilian onlookers 1983, December 17: IRA car bomb explodes outside Harrods department store, killing six people and wounding about 100 1984 October 12: IRA targets conference of ruling Conservative party, killing five and wounding 24, but narrowly missing the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher 1989, September 22: the IRA bombs the Royal Marines School of Music in Deal, killing 10 soldiers and wounding more than 30 1991, February 7: IRA fires three homemade mortar shells at No 10 Downing Street, the British prime minister's official residence in London. No injuries 1992, April 10: a massive IRA truck bomb in London's financial district kills three and causes hundreds of millions of pounds worth in damage April 24: an IRA truck bomb in London's financial district, killing one and causing heavy damage 1996, February 9: IRA ends a 17-month ceasefire with a third massive truck bomb in London's financial district, killing two February 18: an IRA bomber accidentally kills himself aboard a London double-decker bus, five injured June 15: for the first time, the IRA targets a different English city - Manchester - with a massive truck bomb, wrecking the central shopping area and wounding about 200 2000, September 20: IRA dissidents fire rocket-propelled grenades at headquarters of MI5 security agency. No injuries.[/quote:56971]