Lt_Ripley Posted June 29, 2007 #1 Share Posted June 29, 2007 TIMELINE: Worst bomb attacks on mainland Britain Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:30AM EDT Power. Price. Service. No Compromises.(Reuters) - British police defused a bomb in an abandoned car in London's theatre district on Friday and launched a counter-terrorism investigation. Here is a chronology of some of the worst bomb attacks on mainland Britain in the last 30 years. February 1974 - Coach carrying soldiers and families in northern England is bombed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Twelve people killed, 14 hurt. October-November 1974 - Wave of IRA bombs in British pubs kills 28 people and wounds more than 200. July 1982 - Two IRA bomb attacks on soldiers in London's royal parks kill 11 people and wound 50. December 1983 - IRA bomb at London's Harrods department store kills six. October 1984 - Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's cabinet narrowly escapes IRA bomb which kills five people at Brighton hotel during the Conservative Party's annual conference. December 1988 - A Pan Am Boeing 747 crashes on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 aboard after a bomb on board explodes. Eleven people in Lockerbie are also killed. September 1989 - Bomb at Royal Marines Music School in Deal, southeast England, kills 11 and wounds 22. February 1991 - The IRA fires mortar bomb at Prime Minister John Major's London office. No one is injured. April 1992 - Huge car bomb outside Baltic Exchange in London's financial district kills three people and wounds 91. March 1993 - Bombs in two litter bins in Warrington kill two boys aged three and 12. April 1993 - IRA truck bomb devastates Bishopsgate area of London's financial district, killing one and wounding 44. February 1996 - Two people die when IRA guerrillas detonate large bomb in London's Docklands area. March 2001 - A powerful car bomb explodes outside the BBC's London headquarters. Police say the Real IRA, a republican splinter group opposed to the IRA's ceasefire, was behind the blast. One man was wounded. July 7, 2005 - Four suicide bomb blasts on London transport during the morning rush hour kill 52 people and injure about 700 in the first Islamist suicide bombings in western Europe. July 21 - British police say four men attempted to carry out a second wave of attacks on three London underground stations and one bus. June 29, 2007 - Police defuse a bomb in an abandoned car in the Haymarket, a busy street in the tourist heart of central London. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idU...r=2&sp=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifisurvive Posted June 29, 2007 #2 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Somehow Reuters managed to miss out the largest bomb to go off in Britain (thankfully non-lethal) - Manchester 1996. Took out a lot of the city centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt_Ripley Posted June 29, 2007 Author #3 Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) Somehow Reuters managed to miss out the largest bomb to go off in Britain (thankfully non-lethal) - Manchester 1996. Took out a lot of the city centre. that is odd. The 1996 Manchester bombing was a bomb attack perpetrated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Manchester, England. The attack targeted the infrastructure and economy of Manchester and caused widespread damage, valued by insurers at £411 million, to buildings in the commercial centre of the city.[2] thanks Edited June 29, 2007 by Lt_Ripley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hill Posted June 29, 2007 #4 Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) what exactly is the point of this thread? I smell a hidden agenda. You're suppose to post your opinion not just cut 'n' paste news articles without commenting. Edited June 29, 2007 by billyhill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted June 29, 2007 #5 Share Posted June 29, 2007 what exactly is the point of this thread? I smell a hidden agenda. Like what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birmingham Posted June 29, 2007 #6 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I think the thread is legitamate. It shows that the UK has a history of bombings. And why that history effects British citizens today. Some people who live in a nation that does not have a history of bombings, specially something like the IRA bombing campaign that lasted almost 3 decades, do not understand why the Brits shown on TV today were so determained to continue on with their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hetrodoxly Posted June 29, 2007 #7 Share Posted June 29, 2007 TIMELINE: Worst bomb attacks on mainland Britain Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:30AM EDT Power. Price. Service. No Compromises.(Reuters) - British police defused a bomb in an abandoned car in London's theatre district on Friday and launched a counter-terrorism investigation. Here is a chronology of some of the worst bomb attacks on mainland Britain in the last 30 years. February 1974 - Coach carrying soldiers and families in northern England is bombed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Twelve people killed, 14 hurt. October-November 1974 - Wave of IRA bombs in British pubs kills 28 people and wounds more than 200. July 1982 - Two IRA bomb attacks on soldiers in London's royal parks kill 11 people and wound 50. December 1983 - IRA bomb at London's Harrods department store kills six. October 1984 - Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's cabinet narrowly escapes IRA bomb which kills five people at Brighton hotel during the Conservative Party's annual conference. December 1988 - A Pan Am Boeing 747 crashes on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 aboard after a bomb on board explodes. Eleven people in Lockerbie are also killed. September 1989 - Bomb at Royal Marines Music School in Deal, southeast England, kills 11 and wounds 22. February 1991 - The IRA fires mortar bomb at Prime Minister John Major's London office. No one is injured. April 1992 - Huge car bomb outside Baltic Exchange in London's financial district kills three people and wounds 91. March 1993 - Bombs in two litter bins in Warrington kill two boys aged three and 12. April 1993 - IRA truck bomb devastates Bishopsgate area of London's financial district, killing one and wounding 44. February 1996 - Two people die when IRA guerrillas detonate large bomb in London's Docklands area. March 2001 - A powerful car bomb explodes outside the BBC's London headquarters. Police say the Real IRA, a republican splinter group opposed to the IRA's ceasefire, was behind the blast. One man was wounded. July 7, 2005 - Four suicide bomb blasts on London transport during the morning rush hour kill 52 people and injure about 700 in the first Islamist suicide bombings in western Europe. July 21 - British police say four men attempted to carry out a second wave of attacks on three London underground stations and one bus. June 29, 2007 - Police defuse a bomb in an abandoned car in the Haymarket, a busy street in the tourist heart of central London. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idU...r=2&sp=true What's the point of your thread, it's ok to be bombed because you've been bombed before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birmingham Posted June 29, 2007 #8 Share Posted June 29, 2007 As I have been doing my daily rounds of the forums that I belong to, I noticed several people commenting on how well Londoners reacted to the threats of todays attempted bombings. If you do not know of the past history of the UK and bombs, you may not know why the modern Brit has a "stiff upper lip" twords what has happened. And not running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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