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2013 15 April: During the Boston Marathon two bombs exploded, killing 3 people and injuring 282. Massive outpourings of grief, shock, sympathy, solidarity, defiance and outrage for, and from, the people of Boston. In a previous decade ... 1972 22 February: The Official Irish Republican Army kills seven civilians in the Aldershot bombing. 1973 10 September: The Provisional IRA set off bombs at London's King's Cross Station and Euston Station injuring 21 people. 1974 4 February: Eight Soldiers and 4 civilians are killed by the Provisional IRA in the M62 coach bombing. 1974 17 June: The Provisional IRA plant a bomb which explodes at the Houses of Parliament, causing extensive damage and injuring 11 people. 1974 5 October: Guildford pub bombing by the Provisional IRA leaves 4 off duty soldiers and a civilian dead and 44 injured. 1974 22 October: A bomb planted by the Provisional IRA explodes in London injuring 3 people. 1974 21 November: The Birmingham pub bombings, 21 killed and 182 injured. 1974 18 December: Bomb planted by IRA in the run up to Christmas in one of Bristol's most popular shopping districts explodes injuring 17 people. 1975 November 27: IRA gunmen assassinate political activist and television personality Ross McWhirter. 1978 December 17: Another bomb planted by the IRA aimed at the Christmas shoppers in Bristol takes out the department store Maggs injuring seven people. 1979 30 March: Airey Neave killed when a car bomb exploded under his car as he drove out of the Palace of Westminster car park. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) claimed responsibility for the killing. 1979 27 August: 18 British soldiers are killed in the Warrenpoint Ambush. Provisional IRA claimed responsibility. Massive outpouring of cash for the Republican terrorists from ... you've guessed it, Boston, via the Noraid organisation. Read more here ... www.csmonitor.com/1985/0115/anor2.html www.csmonitor.com/1985/0115/anor2.html/(page)/2 www.csmonitor.com/1985/0115/anor2.html/(page)/3 www.csmonitor.com/1985/0115/anor2.html/(page)/4 blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2013/04/ either on this site or on the World Wide Web. Copyright © 2013 The GOS |
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