Fat, poor, on drugs? Probably your own fault!

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From Wiki...

on 4 November 1975, McWhirter offered a £50,000 reward for information leading to a conviction for several recent high-profile bombings that were publicly claimed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He also advocated stronger restrictions on the Irish community in Britain

Theres your reason then, Cheers Paul.

Should have stuck to listing peoples plate balancing expertise etc

 

[Firestorm]

No idea, can you check for me, you seem to have plenty of spare time.

From Wiki
The London Underground had been targeted by bombers before. In January 1885 a bomb exploded on a Metropolitan Line train at Gower Street (now Euston Square) station, and in February 1913 a crude bomb - probably the work of Suffragettes - was discovered at Westbourne Park station. Bombs planted by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) exploded at Tottenham Court Road and Leicester Square station on 3 February 1939. In August and December 1973 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) left several explosive devices in the tube network, and again in February and March 1976. On 4 March 1976, eight people were injured by a bomb in Cannon Street; 11 days later, nine people were injured by a premature explosion at West Ham tube station. Seconds after that incident, Julius Stephen, the driver of the train, was shot dead when he attempted to pursue the fleeing bomber. On the same day, a further device found at Oxford Circus station was defused, while on March 18 another bomb exploded on an empty train at Wood Green station as it was preparing to enter the reversing siding there.[46]

The 2005 attack featured the most explosions in a single terrorist incident in a UK city since Bloody Friday in Belfast in July 1972 (22 bombs planted). They were the world's deadliest attack on a public transport system since the Madrid train bombings of 11 March 2004 (191 dead), although the March 1995 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway injured far more people.

There has only been one other bomb explosion on a London bus in recent times: on 18 February 1996 at Wellington Street near Aldwych, in which the only fatality was the IRA member transporting the device. This was thought to have been the result of the accidental detonation of a bomb that he intended to plant elsewhere, rather than a suicide attack.

The 2005 attacks were the first terrorist (i.e. politically motivated) killings in London since 30 April 1999, when the neo-Nazi David Copeland nailbombed the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho in a homophobic attack, killing three people. They were also the first suicide bombings carried out anywhere in Western Europe.

 

[steveo]

I thpught the question covered how many muslim bombs in general. I know about 7/7 and 9/11 was quite a big one.

Thanks for your efforts though, you seem to be quite a decent bloke for a lefty.

 

[Firestorm]

I thpught the question covered how many muslim bombs in general. I know about 7/7 and 9/11 was quite a big one.

That is what wiki had for terrorist attacks in London. 7/7 was the first fatal terrorist attack since 1999 . I was quite surprised at that myself.

Thanks for your efforts though, you seem to be quite a decent bloke for a lefty.

I wouldn't go that far, some would liken my obsession with facts to OCD !

 

[steveo]

Thanks for your efforts though, you seem to be quite a decent bloke for a lefty.

I wouldn't go that far, some would liken my obsession with facts to OCD !

Yep, maybe I was going over the top there. Still, MK Shrimper, now he's a different kettle of fish.......

 

[sufcintheprem]

I thpught the question covered how many muslim bombs in general. I know about 7/7 and 9/11 was quite a big one.

Not sure 9/11 was a bomb, to be fair. The first one that springs to mind is the attack on the US naval vessle in either Northern Africa or the far-East. Of course, there have been countless suicide bombings in Iraq to count but it's hard to term these race driven.

Seconds after that incident, Julius Stephen, the driver of the train, was shot dead when he attempted to pursue the fleeing bomber

I'm going to stick my neck out and suggest that Julius Stephen was not an Anglo-Saxon male but still risked life chasing after a terrorist helping in a similar way to all the immigrant medical staff scrambling to save lives in the aftermath of 7/7.

The more that's written on here, the further away we seem from any middle-ground. Good to actually have some facts thrown in to the mixer though.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Yep, maybe I was going over the top there. Still, MK Shrimper, now he's a different kettle of fish.......

I wouldn't have it any other way. If you liked me I'd be worried.