1975 Manchester bombing
| 1975 Manchester bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
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| Target | economic target |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 0 |
Non-fatal injuries | 26 |
| Perpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army |
On 27 January 1975 the Provisional IRA exploded a time bomb outside Lewis's department store in Manchester, England.[1]
The bombing occurred at the height of an intense bombing campaign in England by the Provisional IRA's Balcombe Street Gang, who had been carrying out bombings in southern England since 5 October 1974, when they carried out the Guildford pub bombings killing five people (four British soldiers and a civilian) and injuring 65 people. In the run up to Christmas 1974 the IRA increased the pressure of their campaign, carrying out six bombings and three shootings in London, plus two other bombs were defused, and also carried out bombings in Southampton and a double bombing in Bristol which injured 20 people; all of these attacks happened in the month of December 1974.[2][3]
Bombing
At around 16:30 pm a bomb exploded inside Lewis's department store, injuring 26 people; most of the injuries were minor, but one person was seriously injured. At the time it was the most serious IRA bombing in Manchester, not surpassed until the 1992 Manchester bombing in which over 60 people were injured.[4] The bombing in Manchester was followed by the IRA planting seven time bombs around England; five of them went off and two others were defused, and several people were slightly injured by these bombs.
Other IRA incidents in Manchester
This was not the first or last bombing in Manchester.
- On 9 September 1973 a number of shops were bombed in Manchester.[5]
- 6 April 1974, an IRA bomb exploded at Manchester Magistrates' Court, injuring twelve people.[6]
- On 7 April 1974 bombs exploded in Manchester and Birmingham; there were no injuries.[7]
- 14 July 1974 a number of bombs exploded in Manchester.[8]
- 16 July 1974 Two people were injured by a Provisional IRA bomb planted in Manchester.
- 30 June 1975 A police officer was injured in a shooting by an IRA unit outside an Indian restaurant in Rusholme, Manchester.
- 10 July 1975 IRA Volunteer and Balcombe Street Gang member Brendan Dowd was arrested in Manchester. This brought an end to his unit in Manchester.
- 17 December 1978 the IRA carried out a number of bomb attacks around English cities including Manchester.[9]
- 5 April 1991 A bomb at the Arndale shopping center in Manchester caused a fire; no injuries.
- 8 December 1991 Seven incendiary devices ignited in the Arndale Centre, Manchester. No injuries.[10]
- 3 December 1992 - See: 1992 Manchester bombing Over 60 people were injured and £10 million worth of damage caused.[11]
- 15 June 1996 - See: 1996 Manchester bombing - This was the largest bomb the IRA exploded in England, injuring over 200 people and causing £700 million worth of damage.
See also
- Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1970–79)
- 1996 Manchester bombing
- 1992 Manchester bombing
- 1975 Piccadilly bombing
References
- ↑ "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1975". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved Jun 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Bombings (Hansard, 11 November 1975)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved Jun 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Prevention of Terrorism Legislation (Hansard, 4 March 1993)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved Jun 8, 2019.
- ↑ "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1992". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved Jun 8, 2019.
- ↑ "UPITN - September 1973: A Month in the Life · Learning on Screen". learningonscreen.ac.uk. Retrieved Jun 8, 2019.
- ↑ "History of GMP 1974 – 2013".
- ↑ "SYND 7-4-74 AFTERMATH OF BOMB BLASTS IN BIRMINGHAM AND MANCHESTER". Jul 23, 2015. Retrieved Jun 8, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1974". Cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ↑ "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1978". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved Jun 8, 2019.
- ↑ "High price paid by city". 13 August 2004.
- ↑ "1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester". 3 December 1992.
Coordinates: 53°28′52″N 2°14′20″W / 53.48114°N 2.23878°W
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