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The Guildford pub bombings occurred on 5 October 1974 when the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated two 6-pound (2.7-kilogram) gelignite bombs at two pubs in Guildford, Surrey, England. The pubs were targeted because they were popular with British Army personnel stationed at Pirbright barracks. Four soldiers and one civilian were ...
- 5 (4 off-duty British soldiers and 1 civilian)
- 5 October 1974, 20:30 – 21:00 (BST)
- British Army soldiers
Jan 31, 2019 · Getty Images. Five people died in the blast at the Horse & Groom on 5 October 1974. The bomb attacks took place on 5 October 1974, in two pubs popular with British army personnel in Guildford ...
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Jul 21, 2022 · The Guildford pub bombings in 1974 killed five and injured 65 and led to one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice when the Guildford Four and Maguire Seven were jailed. An IRA unit later ...
Jul 21, 2022 · By Tanya Gupta. BBC News. Four soldiers and a civilian died in the Guildford pub bombings on 5 October 1974. Pen portraits were read out for each person at a resumed inquest into the deaths. The ...
Apr 4, 2024 · New evidence on the Guildford pub bombings has emerged 50 years after the IRA detonated two devices in the town. Surrey Police told a family of one of the five people killed in the attack that the ...
Jul 21, 2022 · The Guildford pub bombings in 1974 killed five and injured 65 and led to one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice when the Guildford Four and Maguire Seven were jailed. An IRA unit later ...
May 6, 2022 · The bombs killed five people, injured 65 and led to one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice. Inquiries to establish the security threat to soldiers at the time of the Guildford pub bombs ...
