3 August 2001 Ealing bombing
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On 3 August 2001 the Real IRA detonated a car bomb
containing 45kg of explosives in Ealing
Broadway, West London, England, injuring seven people. Debris caused by the bomb spread more than 200m (218 yards). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1471284.stm
Apart from the damage caused directly by the explosion, further extensive damage to property in the adjacent Ealing Broadway shopping centre was caused by flooding arising from the water main under the car bomb being ruptured.
In November 2001, three men – Noel Maguire, Robert Hulme and his brother Aiden Hulme – were arrested in connection with three bomb attacks in the UK, the first being outside BBC Television Centre
on 4 March 2001 (see 4 March 2001 BBC bombing
); the second in Ealing Broadway on 3 August 2001; and the third in Birmingham
on 3 November 2001.
They were all later convicted at the Old Bailey
on 8 April 2003. Robert and Aiden Hulme were each jailed for twenty years. Noel Maguire, who the judge said played "a major part in the bombing conspiracy", was sentenced to twenty-two years.
Two other men, James McCormack, of County Louth
, and John Hannan, of Newtownbutler
, County Fermanagh
, had already admitted the charge at an earlier hearing. McCormack, who played the most serious part of the five, the judge said, was jailed for twenty-two years. John Hannan, who was seventeen at the time of the incidents, was given sixteen years detention.
Car bomb
A car bomb, or truck bomb also known as a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device , is an improvised explosive device placed in a car or other vehicle and then detonated. It is commonly used as a weapon of assassination, terrorism, or guerrilla warfare, to kill the occupants of the vehicle,...
containing 45kg of explosives in Ealing
Ealing
Ealing is a suburban area of west London, England and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing. It is located west of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a rural village...
Broadway, West London, England, injuring seven people. Debris caused by the bomb spread more than 200m (218 yards). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1471284.stm
Apart from the damage caused directly by the explosion, further extensive damage to property in the adjacent Ealing Broadway shopping centre was caused by flooding arising from the water main under the car bomb being ruptured.
In November 2001, three men – Noel Maguire, Robert Hulme and his brother Aiden Hulme – were arrested in connection with three bomb attacks in the UK, the first being outside BBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre at White City in West London is the headquarters of BBC Television. Officially opened on 29 June 1960, it remains one of the largest to this day; having featured over the years as backdrop to many BBC programmes, it is one of the most readily recognisable such facilities...
on 4 March 2001 (see 4 March 2001 BBC bombing
4 March 2001 BBC bombing
At 12:30 AM on Sunday 4 March 2001, the Real IRA detonated a car bomb outside the BBC's main news centre within BBC Television Centre, on Wood Lane in the White City area of West London....
); the second in Ealing Broadway on 3 August 2001; and the third in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
on 3 November 2001.
They were all later convicted at the Old Bailey
Old Bailey
The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey from the street in which it stands, is a court building in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court...
on 8 April 2003. Robert and Aiden Hulme were each jailed for twenty years. Noel Maguire, who the judge said played "a major part in the bombing conspiracy", was sentenced to twenty-two years.
Two other men, James McCormack, of County Louth
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
, and John Hannan, of Newtownbutler
Newtownbutler
Newtownbutler or Newtown Butler is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the southeast corner of the County, close to the border with County Monaghan and the town of Clones. It is surrounded by small lakes and bogland and close to Lough Erne...
, County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
, had already admitted the charge at an earlier hearing. McCormack, who played the most serious part of the five, the judge said, was jailed for twenty-two years. John Hannan, who was seventeen at the time of the incidents, was given sixteen years detention.
External links
- Report on the incident by the BBC
- A second report on the incident by the BBC
- Report on the Real IRA bombers that caused the Ealing bombing being jailed by the BBC
- Report from the Scotsman on the real IRA bombers being convicted
See also
- Chronology of the Northern Ireland TroublesChronology of the Northern Ireland TroublesThis article lists the major violent and political incidents during the Troubles and peace process in Northern Ireland. The Troubles was a period of conflict in Northern Ireland involving republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British security forces, and civil rights groups. The duration of...
- List of London bombings