Attempted bombing of Tern Hill barracks
- Title
- Attempted bombing of Tern Hill barracks
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 20 Feb 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:01:32
- Description
- Julie Benson reports on the IRA bombing of Tern Hill barracks in Shropshire where a sentry helped avoid casualties by raising the alarm. Residential Sergeant Major Bob Powell talks about the man who saved the troops’ lives; terrorism expert David Capitanchik talks about a new wave of mainland bombings; local resident Brian Jones says security is lax at the barracks.
- Contributors
- Julie Benson; Brian Jones; Bob Powell; David Capitanchik
- Keywords
- Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; IRA; England; Barracks; Security; Army; Army personnel; Bombs; Security breaches; Shropshire; Tern Hill
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LBC/IRN, "Attempted bombing of Tern Hill barracks". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0001600358012 (Accessed 23 Apr 2025)