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Bombings of Paddington and Victoria stations
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| Bombings of Paddington and Victoria stations | |
|---|---|
| Part of The Troubles | |
 Inside London Victoria railway station | |
| Location | London Victoria station, London Paddington station, London, England |
| Date | 18 February 1991 Paddington station 4:20am Victoria station 7:40am GMT (GMT) |
| Target | British Rail stations |
Attack type | Time bomb |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 38 |
| Perpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army |
On 18 February 1991 two Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombs exploded at London mainline stations, one at Victoria station and the other at Paddington station, killing one person and injuring 38 other people at Victoria station.[1] It was the IRA's second major attack in London in February 1991 after the Downing Street mortar attack eleven days earlier which was an attempt to assassinate the British War cabinet and the British prime minister John Major.[2] It was also the first IRA attack against a civilian target in England since the 1983 Harrods bombing, marking a strategic change in their bombing campaign in England.[3]
- ^ Sutton, Malcolm. "CAIN: Sutton Index of Deaths". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- ^ Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1991". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- ^ Schmidt, William E. (19 February 1991). "2 Rail Terminals in Central London Hit by I.r.a. Bombs". The New York Times.
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