Later in the day, a bomb exploded at the Tower of London in an exhibition room filled with tourists. One person was killed and 40 others were injured, some losing limbs. These bombings led to increased security and surveillance at London landmarks, as well as an overhaul of police, ...
McADAM, Noel
The Birmingham pub bombings were terrorist bomb attacks on two pubs in Birmingham, England, that were carried out on November 21, 1974. The explosions killed 21 people, making it the deadliest attack on English soil during the Troubles.
IRA bombings in England in 1939, Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Oireachtas, the Irish parliament) took stringent measures against the IRA, including provision for internment without trial. The IRA’s activities against the British duringWorld War IIseverely embarrassed the Irish government,...