Chelsea Barracks bomb discovery

Title
Chelsea Barracks bomb discovery
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
Nov 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:02:33
Description
Report on the discovery and making safe of two bombs outside Chelsea Barracks, the subject of an IRA attack in 1981, amid fears the IRA may be launching a new bombing campaign on mainland Britain, with the Anglo-Irish summit conference expected to take place shortly. Includes interview with Scotland Yard spokesman Philip Powell. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Philip Powell
Keywords
London; Terrorism; IRA; Barracks; Bombs; Chelsea Barracks

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