Caterham Arms pub bombing

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Caterham Arms pub bombing
Part of
GMT)
Attack type
Time bomb
Deaths0
Injured33
PerpetratorProvisional Irish Republican Army

On 27 August 1975 a

exploded without warning at the Caterham Arms public house in Caterham, Surrey, England. There were no fatalities, but 33 people were injured, some severely, including three off-duty soldiers
who lost limbs.

Background

In February 1975, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) agreed to a

British government. The last IRA attack in England was in January 1975 when they planted seven time bombs in London.[1][2]

The bombing

The IRA planted a time bomb in the Caterham Arms[3] public house[4] in Caterham, Surrey,[5] leaving a 7 lb (3.2 kg) bomb in a duffel bag under a seat. There was no warning and the bomb exploded at 9:20pm, injuring 23 civilians and 10 off-duty soldiers. The pub was used by members of the Welsh Guards who were based at the barracks nearby.[6] Some of the injuries were very serious,[7][8] with at least three soldiers losing limbs, including a male soldier, who lost both legs and one arm,[9] as well as two other soldiers who lost a leg each.[10][11]

Aftermath

This attack marked the start of a renewed bombing campaign in England

South Armagh Brigade no longer recognizing the cease fire, having killed four British soldiers in July in a landmine attack in Forkhill, officially the truce lasted until January 1976.[13][14]

The next day on 28 August 1975, the IRA

detonated a bomb in Oxford Street, Central London, injuring several people,[15] & the following day on the 29 August the IRA planted a booby-trap bomb in the doorway of a K-Shoes shop, British Army bomb-disposal officer Roger Goad was killed while attempting to defuse the bomb.[16]

See also

References

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  10. ^ "Hansard, Written Answers, 2 November 1976".
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  14. ^ "CAIN: PRONI Public Records on CAIN Web". ulst.ac.uk.
  15. ^ "CAIN: PRONI Public Records on CAIN Web". ulst.ac.uk.
  16. OCLC 869091705
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