London Hilton bombing

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London Hilton bombing
Location Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, UK.
Coordinates 51°30′19″N 0°09′01″W / 51.5054°N 0.1504°W / 51.5054; -0.1504Coordinates: 51°30′19″N 0°09′01″W / 51.5054°N 0.1504°W / 51.5054; -0.1504
Date 5 September 1975
12:18 (UTC+1)
Target Unknown
Attack type Bombing
Weapon(s) Home-made bomb
Deaths 2
Injured (non-fatal) 63
Perpetrators Provisional Irish Republican Army

On 5 September 1975 a bomb exploded at the lobby of Hilton Hotel on Park Lane, London, killing two people and injuring 63.[1]

Prior warning

Ten minutes before the explosion of the bomb in the lobby, the Daily mail newspaper received a telephone call alerting them of the event. Having notified Scotland Yard which immediately sent three officers to investigate, but they were not able to evacuate the building before the bomb exploded at 1218 BST.[2]

PIRA claim responsibility

The Provisional Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the bombing.[3]

Second bombing

A second attempt to bomb the London Hilton hotel on Park Lane was carried out on 7 September 1992. The attempt left nobody injured.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "1975: London Hilton bombed". BBC. 5 September 1975. Retrieved 12 May 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Hilton Bombing (1st)". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Free Library. Retrieved 12 May 2013. 
  3. ↑ bbc.co.uk
  4. ↑ Durham, Michael (7 September 1992). "Bomb explodes at Hilton after IRA warning". London: Independent newspaper. Retrieved 12 May 2013. 
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