The Troubles: A referendum is held in Northern Ireland over whether to reunite with the Republic of Ireland or to stay a part of the UK
8 mar 1973 · 51.52° N, 0.10° W
Lo que dicen los registros
- Cuándo
- 8 mar 1973
- Tipo
- Atentado terrorista
- Coordenadas
- 51.52° N, 0.10° W
Situado en: coordinates of the event it links, 1973 Old Bailey bombing.
Resumen
The Troubles: A referendum is held in Northern Ireland over whether to reunite with the Republic of Ireland or to stay a part of the UK. The result was 98% remain. The Provisional Irish Republican Army responds to the referendum by planting four car bombs in London on the same day, two of which went off, causing one death and injuring over 200 people.
1973 Old Bailey bombing
Provisional IRA attack in London, England
A car bomb attack was carried out by the Provisional IRA outside the Old Bailey Courthouse on 8 March 1973. The attack was carried out by an 11-person active service unit (ASU) from the Provisional IRA Belfast Brigade. The unit also exploded a second bomb which went off outside the Ministry of Agriculture near Whitehall in London at around the same time the bomb at the Old Bailey went off.
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