1984 Heathrow Airport bombing

1984 Heathrow Airport bombing
Heathrow Terminal 2
Location Heathrow Airport, England, United Kingdom
Date 20 April 1984
7:55 pm (GMT)
Target Heathrow Airport
Attack type
 Time bomb
Deaths 0
Non-fatal injuries
 22
Suspected perpetrators
 Unidentified

On 20 April 1984, a bomb exploded in the baggage area of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport. The bomb exploded at 7:55 pm, as 60 people were inside the baggage area. The blast injured 22, one seriously.[1] The Angry Brigade, an anarchist group, claimed responsibility for the bombing.[2][3] British officials dismissed the claim, and instead pointed their fingers at "Libyan-related Arab groups".[4] coming just three days after the murder of Yvonne Fletcher.

References

  1. ↑ Jon Nordheimer (21 April 1984). "23 Are Wounded by London Bomb". New York Times.
  2. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/world/unsolved-bombings Unsolved Bombings
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZDdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1238,2434010&dq=heathrow+bomb+attack&hl=en
  4. ↑ País, Ediciones El (1984-04-22). "La policía británica cree que el atentado del viernes en el aeropuerto de Heathrow es obra de un grupo terrorista árabe". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-08-04.

Coordinates: 51°28′12″N 0°27′1″W / 51.47000°N 0.45028°W / 51.47000; -0.45028

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