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1983 Royal Artillery Barracks bombing

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Location
  
London, United Kingdom

Non-fatal injuries
  
5

Total number of deaths
  
0

Target
  
Military

Start date
  
November 10, 1983

Attack type
  
Time bomb

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Suspected perpetrator
  
Scottish National Liberation Army

Perpetrator
  
Provisional Irish Republican Army

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On 10 December 1983 a bomb exploded at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, South East London. The explosion injured five people and caused minor damage to the building. The bomb exploded in a guard room, leaving a crater 15 feet (4.6 m) deep. A Christmas party was underway in the Sergeants' Mess, around 300 yards (270 m) away, when the bomb exploded. The Scottish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the bombing, stating that "more will follow", although Scotland Yard believed that the IRA were behind the attack. The IRA later admitted responsibility for the attack.

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1983 Royal Artillery Barracks bombing Wikipedia