1990 Wembley bombing

1990 terrorist incident in London April 2022 the Troubles 1990 Wembley bombing Wembley, London, England 16 May 1990 17:15 UTC Bomb 1 4 Provisional Irish Republican Army collapsed The Provisional IRA (IRA) planted a bomb underneath a minibus at an army recruiting centre in Wembley, northwest London on 16 May 1990, killing a soldier and injuring four others. The dead victim was the van's driver, 34-year-old Sergeant Charles Chapman from the Queen's Regiment, a father of two. The injured included his colleague, who got shrapnel wounds to his legs and right shoulder, and a burned face.https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/257998235/ The Observer from London, on June 3, 1990 · 3 Newspapers.com 2018-05-13 en The bomb was believed to have been 2 lb g in of Semtex and shattered nearby windows when it exploded around 5:15 pm.Operation Banner: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-2007 by Nick Van der Bijl, 2009https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/05/17/IRA-warns-of-mainland-campaign/7805642916800/ IRA warns of mainland campaign UPI 2018-05-13 en The van was an unmarked white Leyland Sherpa (registration G466 AGX) parked in an alleyway behind the office, which was checked by the two soldiers beforehand but the bomb was cleverly hidden,West Michael 1990-05-17 Minister Says London Being Subjected To IRA Terror Campaign https://www.apnews.com/110fb3fa2bbe481e9f2adc0b8f0fe516 live apnews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152752/https://www.apnews.com/110fb3fa2bbe481e9f2adc0b8f0fe516 2018-05-17 and detonated as Chapman turned on the ignition.https://books.google.com/books?id=EoeuCAAAQBAJ&q=%22charles+chapman%22+wembley+1990&pg=PT153 Operation Banner: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1969 _ 2007 Bijl Nick Van der 2009-10-19 Pen and Sword 9781781599266 enKevin Jon Davies Lordship Lane, London N22 (1981) + IRA Gun Car (1990) 2015-02-24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwNZB9lmThk 2018-05-13 The bomb could have caused more casualties had it exploded later when the van entered the busy street.https://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/lbc/index.php/segment/0004700541022 Soldier killed in Wembley car bomb · British Universities Film & Video Council bufvc.ac.uk en-GB 2018-05-13 Police were looking for a suspect on a motorbike, but no one was ever convicted of Chapman's murder.https://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/lbc/index.php/segment/0004600526020 Army van bombed in Wembley · British Universities Film & Video Council bufvc.ac.uk en-GB 2018-05-13 The next day the IRA claimed responsibility in a statement from Dublin: "While the British government persists in its continued occupation of the north of Ireland, the IRA will persist in attacking the British government and its forces in England". Five days prior, the IRA bombed the Royal Army Educational Corps headquarters in Eltham which injured five civilians. The attacks were part of the start of a new bombing campaign in London. Chapman is buried at Darlington Crematorium.In Memory of Sergeant Charles Chapman https://www.nivets.org.uk/ROH/certs/M0198.pdf live nivets.org.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005843/https://www.nivets.org.uk/ROH/certs/M0198.pdf 2018-05-17 See also Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1990–1991) 1990 Eltham bombing Deal barracks bombing Inglis Barracks bombing Honourable Artillery Company bombing References London Category:1990s murders in London Category:1990 in London Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 1990 Category:Provisional IRA bombings in London Category:Terrorist incidents in London in the 1990s Category:Terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom in 1990 Category:May 1990 in the United Kingdom Category:Bus bombings in the United Kingdom