Firebomb attack on Coventry police station

Title

Firebomb attack on Coventry police station

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:32

Description

Interview with Chief Superintendent Jim Swingewood of Coventry Police, on a fire bomb attack on Coventry’s main police station. Windows near the sleeping quarters were doused in petrol and set alight and two petrol bombs were hurled over a surrounding wall. Six officers were sleeping nearby but a WPC spotted the fire and raised the alarm. No one is claiming responsibility for the attack. Police are investigating a possible connection with the letter bomb addressed to the head of the West Midlands Police which exploded at Coventry’s main post office at Christmas 1988. Female reporter not identified. Broadcast on Mercia Sound.

Contributors

Mercia Sound; Jim Swingewood

Keywords

Crime; Fires; Terrorism; Police; UK; Great Britain; England; Coventry; Bombs; Explosions; Arson; Police stations

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