Piccadilly Circus bomb

Title

Piccadilly Circus bomb

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Jun 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:00:40

Description

Paul Rowley reports on the detonation of a bomb close to Piccadilly Circus. Suspected IRA terrorists forced a taxi driver (nicknamed Jimmy the Greek) to deliver the car bomb into the heart of London. It is the third terrorist attack in the capital in eight days but no one was hurt in the explosion. Includes interview with roadsweeper Raymond Clements.

Contributors

Paul Rowley; Raymond Clements

Keywords

London; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; IRA; Taxi drivers; Bombs; Explosions; Piccadilly Circus

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