- List of terrorist incidents in London
London bombings can refer to various
bomb attacks and other politically driven violent incidents inLondon ,England :1800s
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Fenian attacks
** In1867 a bomb planted by Fenians atNew Prison in Clerkenwell exploded, killing several passers-by. [ [http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/fenian_movement.htm The Fenian Movement] ]
** In1883 a co-ordinated attack at several public buildings across London resulted in a number of explosions, including one withinScotland Yard itself, the headquarters of theMetropolitan Police Service . [ [http://www.met.police.uk/history/fenians.htm The Fenians and the IRA] Metropolitan Police.]
** On 25 January,1885 Fenians detonated bombs at a number of locations in central London, includingLondon Bridge , the House of Commons and theTower of London (seeList of terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom )*January 1885 the first bomb on the
London Underground system exploded on aMetropolitan Line train at Gower Street (now Euston Square) station .
*1894, a bomb attack on theGreenwich Observatory by a French anarchist became famous due to being referenced inJoseph Conrad 's book "The Secret Agent". [ [http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.413 Propaganda by Deed - the Greenwich Observatory Bomb of 1894] ]Irish republican attacks during the troubles
1970-1979
* An IRA bomb exploded in the Post Office Tower (today called the
BT Tower ) on October 31, 1971, resulting in the building's permanent closure to the public. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_2464000/2464143.stm 1971: Bomb explodes in Post Office tower] BBC]
*8 March ,1973 : TheProvisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) conducted its first operation in Britain, planting four car bombs in London. Two bombs exploded, killing one person and injuring 180 others. Ten members of the IRA team, includingGerry Kelly ,Dolours Price andMarian Price , were arrested atHeathrow Airport trying to leave the country. [cite web | title = The IRA campaigns in England | author = | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1201738.stm | publisher = "BBC" | date =4 March ,2001 | accessdate = 2007-04-09]
*17 June ,1974 : A bomb exploded at theHouses of Parliament in London, causing extensive damage and injuring 11 people. [cite web | title = 1974: IRA bombs parliament | author = | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/17/newsid_2514000/2514827.stm | publisher = "BBC" | date = | accessdate = 2007-04-08]
*7 November ,1974 : An off-duty soldier and a civilian were killed when a bomb was thrown through the window of the Kings Arms pub inWoolwich , and 28 people were injured. Two British soldiers were killed by a bomb near nearStewartstown, County Tyrone .cite web | title = A Chronology of the Conflict - 1974 | author = | url = http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch74.htm | publisher = "CAIN" | date = | accessdate = 2007-04-08]
*21 December ,1974 : A bomb was defused inHarrods department store inKnightsbridge ,London , (A second bomb was defused in the King's Arms public house inWarminster ,Wiltshire ).
*28 August ,1975 : Seven people were injured when a bomb exploded inOxford Street ,London . A telephone warning was issued to "The Sun" newspaper five minutes before the explosion.cite web | title = The Year London Blew Up August to November 1975 | author = | url = http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/t-z/year04.html | publisher =Channel 4 | date = | accessdate = 2007-04-18]
*5 September ,1975 : Two people are killed and 63 injured when an IRA bomb explodes in the lobby of the Hilton hotel in London. [cite web | title = London Hilton bombed | author = | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/5/newsid_2499000/2499203.stm | publisher = "BBC" | date = | accessdate = 2007-09-05]
*6–12 December ,1975 : Four IRA members held two people hostage in theBalcombe Street Siege . [cite web | title = 1975: Balcombe Street siege ends | author = | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/12/newsid_2546000/2546477.stm | publisher = "BBC" | date = | accessdate = 2007-04-08]
*30 March 1979, Shadow Northern Ireland SecretaryAirey Neave was killed as he left the House of Commons car park by a car bomb planted by theIrish National Liberation Army (INLA) in 1979. [Staff, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/30/newsid_2783000/2783877.stm 1979: Car bomb kills Airey Neave] BBC] [Staff [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRneave.htm Airey Neave] , spartacus.schoolnet]1980-1989
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October 10 1981 : a bomb blast on Ebury Bridge Road next toChelsea Barracks kills two people and injures 39.
*October 26 1981 : a bomb planted by the IRA in aWimpy Bar onOxford Street kills Kenneth Howorth, theMetropolitan Police explosives officer who is attempting to defuse it.
*July 20 1982 : Two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park,London by theProvisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) kill 11 members of theHousehold Cavalry and theRoyal Green Jackets . Seven horses are also killed.
*December 17 1983 :Harrods was bombed by the IRA. Six people were killed (including three police officers) and 90 wounded during Christmas shopping at the West London department store. (See17 December 1983 Harrods bombing )1990-1999
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May 16 1990 :Wembley IRA detonate a bomb underneath a minibus killing Sgt Charles Chapman (The Queen's Regiment ) and injuring another soldier. No one was ever convicted of Sgt Chapmans murder.
*July 20 1990 :London Stock Exchange , the IRA exploded a large bomb at the London Stock Exchange causing massive damage.
*February 18 1991 : A bomb explodes at Victoria Station. One man is killed and 38 people injured.
*February 28 1992 : A bomb explodes atLondon Bridge station injuring 29 people.
*April 10 1992 : A large bomb explodes in St Mary Axe in theCity of London . The bomb was contained in a large white truck and consisted of a fertilizer device wrapped with a detonation cord made fromSemtex . It killed three people: Paul Butt, 29, Baltic Exchange employee Thomas Casey, 49, and 15-year old Danielle Carter. The bomb also caused damage to surrounding buildings, many of which were also badly damaged by the Bishopsgate bombing the following year. The bomb caused £800 million worth of damage, £200 million more than the total damaged caused by the 10,000 explosions that had occurred duringthe Troubles inNorthern Ireland up to that point. [cite book | last = De Baróid | first = Ciarán | authorlink = | title = Ballymurphy And The Irish War | publisher =Pluto Press | year = 2000 | pages = p. 325 | doi = | isbn = 0-7453-1509-7]
*October 12 1992 : A device explodes in the gents' toilet of the "Sussex Arms" public house inCovent Garden killing one person and injuring four others.
*16 November 1992 : IRA plants a bomb at theCanary Wharf , but is spotted by security guards. The bomb is deactivated safely.
*April 24 1993 :Bishopsgate bombing . IRA detonate a huge truck bomb in theCity of London atBishopsgate , It killed journalist Ed Henty, injured over 40 people, and causing approximately £1 billion worth of damage, [cite book | last = De Baróid | first = Ciarán | authorlink = | title = Ballymurphy And The Irish War | publisher =Pluto Press | year = 2000 | pages = p. 325 | doi = | isbn = 0-7453-1509-7] including the destruction of St Ethelburga's church, and serious damage to Liverpool St. Tube Station. Police had received a coded warning, but were still evacuating the area at the time of the explosion. The insurance payments required were so enormous, thatLloyd's of London almost went bankrupt under the strain, and there was a crisis in the London insurance market. The area had already suffered damage from the Baltic Exchange bombing the year before.
*February 9 1996 : IRA bombs theSouth Quay area of London, killing two people. (See1996 Docklands bombing ).
*February 15 1996 : A 5 lb bomb placed in atelephone box is disarmed by Police on theCharing Cross Road .
*February 18 1996 : An improvised high explosive device detonates prematurely on a bus travelling alongAldwych in central London, killing Edward O'Brien, the IRA operative transporting the device and injuring eight others. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/18/newsid_4165000/4165719.stm BBC ON THIS DAY | 18 | 1996: Bomb blast destroys London bus ] ]Real IRA attacks after the Belfast Agreement
2001
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March 4 2001 : At around 00.30 GMT, theReal IRA detonates a bomb outside the BBC's main news centre in theShepherd's Bush area ofWest London . (See4 March 2001 BBC bombing ).
*May 6 2001 : A bomb explodes at aRoyal Mail sorting office inColindale ,London at 01.53 GMT, injuring one person. This bomb came just three weeks after an almost identical blast at the same office. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_2511000/2511873.stm BBC ON THIS DAY 2001: Second blast at London post office] ]
*August 3 2001 : Acar bomb containing 45kg of explosives detonates inEaling Broadway,West London , injuring seven. (See3 August 2001 Ealing bombing ).The Middle-East
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Israel i Ambassador to theCourt of St James's ,Shlomo Argov , was shot in anassassination attempt outside theDorchester Hotel on3 June 1982 ; his death in 2003 was as a result of the wounds.
*OnBoxing Day 1983 a bomb exploded outside aMarks and Spencers supermarket, seriously injuring two people. Although the IRA was initially blamed, it later emerged that theAbu Nidal Organisation was responsible. [ [http://www.tkb.org/Incident.jsp?incID=3757 Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) attacked UK Business target]December 26 , 1983]
*A large car bomb exploded outside the Israeli Embassy in London, injuring 20 people on the26 July ,1994 .Islamist terrorism
The
July 2005 London bombings carried out by Islamist terrorists:
*7 July 2005 London bombings
*21 July 2005 attempted bombings
*29 June 2007 attempted car bombingsOther attacks
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The Angry Brigade bombs 25 commercial and government targets in London during a campaign lasting from August 1970 to August 1971.
*David Copeland 'snail bomb attacks against ethnic minorities and gay people inLondon which killed three people and injured over 160 in April1999 .ee also
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Attacks on the London Underground
*List of terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom
*List of terrorist incidents (Worldwide)References and notes
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