1993 Finchley Road bombings

On 2 October 1993 the Provisional IRA (PIRA or IRA) detonated three time bombs on the Finchley Road in Hampstead, north London, another device was found and defused.[1][2] The bombs exploded six minutes after the IRA had sent a telephoned warning at 00:20 am on the 2 October have been placed there sometime the previous day on the 1 October. The blast injured six people including a woman and caused damage to a number of shops, flats and business in the area, two of the bombs were planted outside a Domino's Pizza restaurant, one at Finchley Road railway station and the defused bomb was found at Golders Green.[3] Two days later on the 4 October the IRA exploded four more bombs in north London, two exploded in Tottenham Lane and two more in Archway Road, four more people were injured by these bombs, police believe the same active service unit was responsible for the bombs planted on the 2 October & 4 October.[4][1][5]

1993 Finchley Road bombings
Part of the Troubles
The Finchley Road where 3 IRA bombs exploded in October 1993
LocationFinchley Road, Hampstead, London, England
Date2 October 1993
00:20 (UTC)
Attack type
Bomb
Deaths0
Injured6
PerpetratorProvisional Irish Republican Army

See also

References
  1. "A Chronology of the Conflict - 1993". Ulster University. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "Terrorist Incidents". Hansard. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 4 March 1996. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. Terrorism, 1992-1995: A Chronology of Events and a Selectively Annotated Biography By Edward F. Mickolus, Susan L. Simmons pp.486
  4. Terry Kirby (5 October 1993). "Police find sixth unexploded device in north London: 'Sinister change of strategy' by IRA over bomb warnings". The Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. IRA, The Bombs and the Bullets: A History of Deadly Ingenuity By A. R. Oppenheimer

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