1992 Staples Corner bombing

Provisional IRA attack on London April 2022 the Troubles 1992 Staples Corner bombing North Circular overpass, Staples Corner - geograph.org.uk - 1202537.jpg The North Circular Road flyover from Tilling Road, looking towards Staples Corner Staples Corner, London, United Kingdom 11 April 1992 1:10am UTC Van bomb 0 0 Provisional Irish Republican Army The 1992 Staples Corner bombing occurred on 11 April 1992 when the Provisional IRA detonated a large van bomb near the Staples Corner junction in North West London, England. Description The attack happened at 1:10am, a few hours after the major bombing of the Baltic Exchange seven miles away which killed three people. The bomb was home-made like the Baltic Exchange one, and was placed in a white Bedford van.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ira-city-bombers-identified-by-police-1533278.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ira-city-bombers-identified-by-police-1533278.html 1 May 2022 subscription live IRA City bombers identified by police Kirby Terry July 14, 1992 The Independent April 28, 2018 The IRA gave telephone warnings 50 minutes prior from a phone operator in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Police located the van and evacuated the area.https://books.google.com/books?id=UIBzCC0c2McC&dq=%22staples+corner%22+bomb&pg=PA153 Terrorism, 1992-1995: A Chronology of Events and a Selectively Annotated Edward F. Mickolus Susan L. Simmons Greenwood 1997 978-0313304682 Although no injuries were caused, the blast was powerful and caused significant damage to roads, leaving a crater on the A5 Edgware Road flyover beneath the North Circular Road.https://books.google.com/books?id=oR8_DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22staples+corner%22+bomb&pg=PT144 IRA, The Bombs and the Bullets: A History of Deadly Ingenuity A. R. Oppenheimer Irish Academic Press 2008 978-0716528951 It was strong enough to be felt several miles away. The bomb damaged a three-storey B&Q DIY superstore and a steel-framed warehouse, and severely damaged warehouse property constructed of light cladding. It was estimated the explosive force was around 100 kg.https://books.google.com/books?id=s_TSFP08Qr4C&dq=%22staples+corner%22+bomb&pg=PA10 Explosion-Resistant Buildings: Design, Analysis, and Case Studies T. Bangash Springer 2010 978-3642058301 An eyewitness said the B&Q store was "completely destroyed" and the roof collapsed.http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/lbc/index.php/segment/0002400210023 City of London bomb – news report · British Universities Film & Video Council Bufvc.ac.uk 1992-04-11 2018-05-17 Aftermath The B&Q superstore had to be demolished and the junction was closed for several months, causing severe disruption.https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2015/04/27/fatema-ahmed/in-brent-cross/ In Brent Cross Ahmed Fatema April 27, 2015 London Review of Books April 28, 2018 It is one of London's busiest intersections as it forms the lead of the M1 motorway.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/04/11/IRA-claims-it-planted-bomb-that-killed-three/7844702964800/ IRA claims it planted bomb that killed three – UPI Archives Upi.com 2018-05-18 On the morning of 8 October 1993, the IRA targeted Staples Corner once again with a small explosion. Around the same time another bomb detonated 2 miles away on West End Lane in West Hampstead.http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/lbc/index.php/segment/0006400312008 Two bomb blasts in North London · British Universities Film & Video Council Bufvc.ac.uk 1993-10-09 2018-05-17 No injuries were caused. In 1994 two IRA members, Gerard Mackin and Derek Doherty, were found guilty of planting 12 bombs throughout London over seven days in October 1993.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12667453.IRA_men_guilty_of_conspiring_to_plant_bombs_in_London/ IRA men guilty of conspiring to plant bombs in London October 20, 1994 Herald Scotland April 28, 2018 In popular culture Staples Corner is featured in Patrick Keiller's 1994 film London. The scene showcases the wreckage of the bombing days after the explosion in 1992.http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile32377.pdf Dynamic of the Metropolis: The City Film and the Spaces of Modernity Anthony Kinik McGill University, Montreal 1 August 2008 18 May 2018 See also Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1992–1999) Baltic Exchange bombing References 51.5718 N 0.2287 W region:GB title Category:1992 crimes in the United Kingdom Category:1992 in London Category:Car and truck bombings in 1992 Category:Provisional IRA bombings in London Category:Terrorist incidents in London in the 1990s Category:April 1992 in the United Kingdom Category:Terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom in 1992 Category:1992 building bombings Category:Building bombings in London Category:Car and truck bombings in London