Attack on 10 Downing Street - IRA use of mortar bombs

Title

Attack on 10 Downing Street - IRA use of mortar bombs

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:29

Description

Following an IRA mortar bomb attack on 10 Downing Street, Northern Ireland reporter Ken Johnston gives a report from Belfast on the history of the IRA’s use of the mortar and how it has developed over the years.

Contributors

Ken Johnston

Keywords

London; Government; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; IRA; England; Weapons; Missiles; Politicians; Bombs; John Major; Explosions; Foreign Office; Whitehall; Ministry of Defence; Downing Street

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