IRA bomb Inglis army barracks

Title

IRA bomb Inglis army barracks

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:50

Description

John Alcock reports from the Inglis army barracks, London, where a bomb was detonated last night, killing one man. The bomb is believed to be an IRA device. Locals Gerry(?) Garfield, Christopher Lawson and Eva(?) Bouls(?) describe the sound and impact of the explosion; Colonel William Butt describes how he pulled masonry off survivors; James Earle, civilian decorator, describes the lack of security at the base, as does hairdresser Mary Cevero.

Contributors

John Alcock; Christopher Lawson; William Butt; Mary Cevero(?); James Earle; Eva(?) Bouls(?); Gerry(?) Garfield

Keywords

Deaths; London; Armed forces; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; IRA; England; Barracks; Security; Bombs; Explosions; Inglis

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