Event

Downing Street mortar attack

7 Feb 1991 · 51.50° N, 0.13° W

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When
7 Feb 1991
Kind
Event
Coordinates
51.50° N, 0.13° W
Description
The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street in London during a cabinet meeting.

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Downing Street mortar attack

1991 IRA assassination attempt in London

The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) launched three homemade mortar shells at 10 Downing Street, London, the headquarters of the British government, on 7 February 1991. The goal was to assassinate Prime Minister John Major and his war cabinet, who were meeting to discuss the Gulf War.

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