Ira Bombs In England

[sandyRoe]

It's been said that the BTP were slow to act on 7-7 because of the threat of secondary/booby-trap bombs near the scenes of the first explosions. This was supposed to be based on experience of IRA bombs. That did happen in
N Ireland. Can anyone remember an occasion in England when the IRA used a second bomb near the scene of an explosion aimed to harm rescuers?

[jno]

I don't remember any... there were a couple in Warrington but weeks apart? I think essentially their aim was to scare people rather than kill them, not that they shrank from doing that too.

[Gromit]

The 1992 IRA bombs in Manchester. Not to be confused with the big bomb in 1992.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Manchester_bombing

The initial car bomb was preceeded by a warning and there were 6 injuries. People were kept behind a cordon, where the second bomb went off nearby, injuring many more.

[Gromit]

The big bomb was in 1996.

[bunkmoreland]

why be an apologist for anyone who bombs civilians?

[Gromit]

// why be an apologist for anyone who bombs civilians? //

Eh?

[RATTER15]

bunkmoreland, please guide us all to that apology, I missed it for sure!

[tonyav]

Pretty much when this happened on November 21st 1974 ( Birmingham City centre ).
Mulberry bush pub, explosion 20.17pm
Taven in the town ( approx 50 yds away from Mulberry bush ), explosion 20.27pm

Also an explosive device found on the doorstep of Barclays bank, Hagley road ( approx 2 miles from the other two explosions ) Which was intended to explode at 23.00.

[Peter Pedant]

1973-6 I recollect ( well heard actually ) three bombs go off in short order in Chelsea

and I was almost persuaded until

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6260626.stm

shows two bombs let off by arab terroristen in reality Haymarket and Cockspur st

NOW .....

9/11 those firms in WTC who had pit-bosses [office mgrs] who were Brits ( not many I agree ) had a nil mortality as they all said without even ringing each other ... send the staff home, secondary bombs .....

[Gromit]

I think we have establish that the IRA modus operandi was to have a secondary device to injury the helpers and emergency services. And that is what they were working to on 7/7. Unfortunately for the dying victims on 7/7 what had change was the use of suicide bombers, who are expended before they can bomb again.