Baltic Exchange bombing
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The Baltic Exchange bombing was an attack by the Provisional IRA on the City of London, Britain's financial centre, on 10 April 1992,[1] the day after the General Election which re-elected John Major from the Conservative Party as Prime Minister.[2] The one-ton bomb – concealed in a van and consisting of a fertiliser device wrapped with a detonation cord made from 100 lb (45 kg) of semtex – was the biggest bomb detonated on mainland Britain since World War II.[3] The bombing killed three people, injured 91 others, and severely damaged the Baltic Exchange and its surroundings.
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Baltic Exchange bombing | |
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Part of the Troubles | |
Location | St Mary Axe, City of London, United Kingdom |
Date | 10 April 1992 21:20 (UTC) |
Target | City of London |
Attack type | Truck bomb |
Deaths | 3 |
Injured | 91 |
Perpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
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