Aldwych bus bombing
Aldwych bus bombing | |
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Part of UTC) | |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapon | Improvised explosive device |
Deaths | 1 (perpetrator) |
Injured | 8 |
Perpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army |
The Aldwych bus bombing occurred on 18 February 1996 in
Background
The bus bombing occurred nine days after the
Bombing
At 10:38 pm on 18 February 1996, an improvised explosive device being carried by IRA member Edward O'Brien detonated prematurely on a London Central Leyland Titan double-decker bus operating on route 171 in Aldwych, in the West End of London, England.[4][5] The bus was travelling from Catford to Holborn with ten people on board. Police reported that O'Brien was sitting in the middle of lower floor of the bus when the 2 kg (4 lb) Semtex bomb detonated in his lap.[6][7]
The bomb killed O'Brien instantly and injured people both inside and outside the bus, including London Central bus driver Robert Newitt, who was permanently
Investigation
It was initially reported by some media that three people were killed, but it then became clear that only the perpetrator was killed.[8]
A subsequent police search of the London address of O'Brien discovered 15 kg (30 lb) of Semtex, 20 timers, four
Another Irishman, Brendan Woolhead, who was in the area at the time of the
Later events
In February 2021, in Dáil Éireann, the Tánaiste criticised Sinn Féin for organising a commemoration for O'Brien. The commemoration was organised by Wexford Sinn Féin councillor Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin, and was cancelled on 19 February 2021, "at the request of the family, due to significant online abuse targeting the family".[12][13]
See also
References
- ^ Peadar Whelan. "Ed O'Brien remembered". An Phoblacht. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ISBN 978-0275955915), page 8
- ^ Lyall, Sarah (16 February 1996). "I.R.A. Bomb Destroyed in Central London". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Bomb blast destroys London bus". BBC News. 18 February 1996. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ISBN 0-330-49388-4.
- ^ "Armed guard on IRA bus bomb suspect". The Independent. 20 February 1996. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b Williams, Mark (24 February 1996). "Bomber on video?". Coach & Bus Week. No. 206. Peterborough: Emap. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Archive, Abdul Kareem, Head of (17 February 2016). "February 18, 1996: IRA bomb on London bus kills three".
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- Independent.co.uk. 17 April 1996. Archivedfrom the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Doctor linked to drug detox death 'danger to the public' - Independent.ie".
- ^ McGreevy, Ronan; O'Halloran, Marie. "Online commemoration for IRA volunteer who died in 'bus bomb' is cancelled". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Sinn Féin councillor organises commemoration for IRA bomber". independent. Retrieved 19 February 2021.