1984 Heathrow Airport bombing

Terrorist attack September 2022 May 2013 1984 Heathrow Airport bombing London Heathrow Airport, 1972 geograph-3212261-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg Heathrow Terminal 2 Heathrow Airport, England, United Kingdom Heathrow Airport 20 April 1984 7:55 pm GMT Time bomb 0 23 The Heathrow Airport bombing occurred on 20 April 1984, when a bomb exploded in the baggage area of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport. The bomb exploded at 7:55 pm and injured 23 people. Commander William Hucklesby, at the time head of Scotland Yard's anti-terror branch, reported that the detonated device was constructed using 2 lb g in of commercial or military grade explosives.https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/21/world/23-are-wounded-by-london-bomb.html 23 Are Wounded by London Bomb Jon Nordheimer 21 April 1984 The New York Times A hospital spokesperson stated that all but five victims were released shortly after being treated for minor scrapes, cuts, and bruises. Sixty people were inside the baggage area when the bomb exploded. The blast injured 23, one seriously. The Angry Brigade, a British anarchist group, claimed responsibility for the bombing.6 bombing cases that were never solved 16 September 2016 CNN https://web.archive.org/web/20220511053534/https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/world/unsolved-bombings 11 May 2022 live http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/world/unsolved-bombingshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZDdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1238,2434010&dq=heathrow+bomb+attack&hl=en Heathrow airport bomb wounds 22 vacationers The Victoria Advocate 21 April 1984 British officials dismissed the claim, and instead pointed their fingers at "Libyan-related Arab groups".https://elpais.com/diario/1984/04/22/internacional/451432811_850215.html La policía británica cree que el atentado del viernes en el aeropuerto de Heathrow es obra de un grupo terrorista árabe 1984-04-22 El País 2017-08-04 es The bombing took place just three days after the murder of Yvonne Fletcher and wounding of 11 anti-Gaddafi demonstrators in the street by machine gun fire from the Libyan Embassy in London. Libyan Arab Airlines used Terminal 2 for its flights into London Heathrow, which raised suspicion as to whether the two events were related. Scotland Yard investigators said that no planes had arrived from Tripoli, with the most recent being around noon, eight hours prior to the detonation. The detonation was pinpointed to a storage facility for unclaimed baggage and bags that were to be rerouted to the correct destination. Explosive-detecting K9 units were dispatched to other parts of the airport, but no other explosives were found. John MacIntyre, a British customs official stationed in Terminal 2 when the detonation occurred, told The New York Times: There was a bloody big flash, a bang, and lots of smoke. I saw a British Airways bloke with blood all over the back of his shirt. There was an Iberian Airways lost-baggage representative as well. He didn't seem to have any blood on him but he was soaking wet. I gathered the central heating unit had blown up or the pipes had burst. References 51 28 12 N 0 27 1 W type:event_region:GB-HIL title Category:Terrorist attacks on airports in Europe Category:Terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom in 1984 Category:Terrorist incidents in London in the 1980s Category:History of Heathrow Airport Category:1984 crimes in the United Kingdom Heathrow Airport bombing Category:Terrorist incidents by unknown perpetrators Category:April 1984 in the United Kingdom Category:Building bombings in London Category:1984 building bombings