1990 Eltham bombing
1990 Eltham bombing | |
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Part of the Troubles | |
Location | Eltham, London, England |
Date | 14 May 1990 10:00 (UTC) |
Attack type | Bomb |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 7 |
Perpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
On 14 May 1990, a bomb attack on the headquarters of the Royal Army Educational Corps in Eltham, southeast London injured seven people. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) claimed responsibility in a statement from Belfast, its first in a mainland bombing campaign targeting 'soft' military targets. Three men and three women, all civilians, were taken to a nearby hospital in Greenwich. A seventh person did not require hospital treatment. The bomb was plastic, up to 10 lb and hidden in a flowerbed at Eltham Palace - which could have easily killed many.[1] Casualties were kept low by thin nylon film on the windows, which protected it from the flying glass.[2] The attack caused extensive damage to the building and parked cars.[3] The Corps left the centre in Eltham in 1992.[4] Two days later, an IRA bomb in a military facility at Wembley killed a soldier.[5]
See also[]
- Deal barracks bombing
- Inglis Barracks bombing
- Honourable Artillery Company bombing
- London Stock Exchange bombing
- 1990 Wembley bombing
- 1987 Rheindahlen bombing
- 1988 Netherlands Attacks
- Osnabruck mortar attack
- Lichfield gun attack
- Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign 1969–1997
References[]
- ^ "YARD WARNS IRA HIT SQUADS MAY BE ACTIVE IN MAINLAND BRITAIN Bomb in flower bed". HeraldScotland.
- ^ Jones, Ian (31 October 2016). London: Bombed Blitzed and Blown Up: The British Capital Under Attack Since 1867. Frontline Books. ISBN 9781473878990 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Seven hurt in IRA claimed blast".
- ^ "The Army at Eltham Palace - English Heritage". www.english-heritage.org.uk.
- ^ "Soldier killed in Wembley car bomb · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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