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1992 Manchester Bombing
The 1992 Manchester bombing was an attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on Thursday, 3 December 1992. Two bombs exploded, wounding 64 people and damaging several buildings in the city of Manchester. Bombing The first bomb to explode was inside a car that was parked at Parsonage Gardens in the commercial district of the city. The car bomb was behind a House of Fraser store () and exploded at 8:31 am, injuring six people. The second bomb exploded on Cateaton Street between a market and Manchester Cathedral () at 10:09 am, wounding 58 people and damaging many buildings. The impact smashed the face of the cathedral clock and its stained glass windows. The cathedral provided refuge to hundreds of people who moved out of Deansgate. Aftermath A phone call was made after the bombings, claiming more devices were in the city, forcing the police to evacuate the entire city centre of shoppers and tell others to remain indoors. No other bombs were found. The dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Troubles
The Troubles ( ga, Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "Low-intensity conflict, low-level war". The conflict began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles mostly took place in Northern Ireland, at times violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England and mainland Europe. The conflict was primarily political and nationalistic, fuelled by historical events. It also had an Ethnic group, ethnic or sectarian dimension but despite use of the terms 'Protestant' and 'Catholic' to refer to the two sides, it was not a Religious war, religious conflict. A key issue was the Partition of Ireland, status of Northern Ireland. Unionism in Ireland, Unionists and Ulster loyalism, loyalists, who for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronology Of Provisional Irish Republican Army Actions (1992–1999)
This is a chronology of activities by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), from 1992 to 1999. 1992 January–February *1 January 1992: **a gun battle occurred between British troops and an IRA unit at the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) barracks in Pomeroy, County Tyrone.''Fortnight'', Issue 303, pp. 30–31. Fortnight Publications, 1991. **two British soldiers and four civilians were injured when coffee jar bombs were thrown at patrols in separate attacks on the Falls Road and Oldpark Road, Belfast.''Irish Independent'', 2 January 1992. **IRA units fired on British security forces, who returned fire, in several areas of Belfast. **incendiary devices severely damaged a clothes shop in Belfast city centre. **an incendiary device caused minor damage to a hardware store in Belfast.O'Brien, p. 218 **incendiary devices destroyed a store in Newtownards, County Down. The fire spread to an adjoining garage and damaged several cars. *2 January 1992: **an incendiary device ig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
