LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

IRA attack on Downing Street - Anti-terrorism squad

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:32

Description

Mortar bombs, believed to be the work of the IRA, have landed outside the Foreign Office and 10 Downing Street, just yards from Prime Minister John Major’s back door. The anti-terrorism squad is now combing the area; police spokesman Stuart Goodwin gives a statement. George Matheson reports from Whitehall.

Contributors

George Matheson; Stuart Goodwin

Keywords

London; Motor vehicles; Government; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; IRA; England; Bombs; Explosions; Foreign Office; Whitehall; Ministry of Defence; Downing Street

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