London Hilton bombing
| London Hilton bombing | |
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| Location | Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, UK. |
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| Date | 5 September 1975 12:18 (UTC+1) |
| Target | Unknown |
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Attack type
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Bombing |
| Weapons | Home-made bomb |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 63 |
| Perpetrators | Provisional Irish Republican Army |
On 5 September 1975 a bomb exploded in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane, London, killing two people and injuring 63.[1]
Bombing
Ten minutes before the explosion, the Daily Mail newspaper received a warning by telephone. Having been notified, Scotland Yard immediately sent three officers to investigate, but they were not able to evacuate the building before the bomb exploded at 12:18 BST.[2] The Provisional IRA claimed responsibility for the bombing.[3]
Second bombing
A second attempt to bomb the London Hilton hotel was made on 7 September 1992. The explosion caused slight damage in a lavatory on the ground floor but nobody was injured.[4]
Footnotes
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