1993 Finchley Road bombings

On the 2 October 1993 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated three time bombs on Finchley Road, Hampstead, North London. After the primary detonation, police officers discovered another device which was subsequently defused.[1][2] The bombs exploded six minutes after the IRA had sent a telephoned warning at 00:20 am on the 2 October have been placed there sometime the previous day on the 1 October.[3][4] The blast injured five people and caused damage to a number of shops, flats and business in the area. Two of the bombs were planted outside a Domino's Pizza restaurant, one at Finchley Road tube station and the defused bomb was found at Golders Green. After the blasts, police sealed off Finchley Road, spanning from Swiss Cottage to West End Lane. After anti-terrorist officers searched the area, they discovered an additional undetonated bomb in Golders Green, and defused it. Witnesses said that there was "lots of glass breaking and people screaming".[3] Scotland Yard later confirmed all five of those injured were injured by falling glass.[5][3][6][7] Two days later on the 4 October the IRA exploded four more bombs in north London, two exploded in Tottenham Lane and two more in Archway Road, four more people were injured by these bombs, police believe the same active service unit was responsible for the bombs planted on the 2 October and 4 October.[8][1][9]

1993 Finchley Road bombings
Part of the Troubles
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1
Domino's Pizza Finchley Road
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Finchley Road tube station
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Golders Green
LocationFinchley Road, Hampstead, London, England
Date2 October 1993
00:20 (UTC)
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Bomb
Deaths0
Injured5
PerpetratorProvisional Irish Republican Army

See also

1993 Finchley Road bombings at Wikidata

References
  1. "A Chronology of the Conflict – 1993". Ulster University. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "Terrorist Incidents". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Written Answers (Commons). 4 March 1996. col. vol 273 cc51–62W.
  3. Vincent, John (2 October 1993). "Four injured as bomb blasts hit Finchley Road". The Times. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive. AT LEAST four people were injured when three bombs exploded early this morning in Finchley Road, near Swiss Cottage, northwest London.
  4. Holland, Mary; Mallie, Eamonn (3 October 1993). "Ulster counts cost of piece in raw nerves". The Observer. London. p. 10. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Street bombing admitted by IRA". The Times. London. 3 October 1993. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via ProQuest.
  6. Campbell, Duncan (12 October 1993). "Police holding six after raids following London bombs". The Guardian. London. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Mickolus, Edward F.; Simmons, Susan L. (1997). Terrorism, 1992–1995: A Chronology of Events and a Selectively Annotated Bibliography. ABC-CLIO. p. 486. ISBN 978-0-313-30468-2. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. Terry Kirby (5 October 1993). "Police find sixth unexploded device in north London: 'Sinister change of strategy' by IRA over bomb warnings". The Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. A. R. Oppenheimer (16 October 2008). IRA, The Bombs and the Bullets: A History of Deadly Ingenuity. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-78855-018-5.

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