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in early August 1974, under the pretence of looking for work in London. O'Connell, as the bomb-maker of the group, was responsible for making the first devices the ASU detonated in their campaign, during the
Guildford pub bombings on 5 October 1974. This was the beginning of a wide range of attacks
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on 24 January 1977. On 9 February 1977, the jury acquitted the defendants on twenty-six of the hundred indictments. On the remaining charges, the
Balcombe Street Four were found guilty and each received a thirty-year minimum sentence. All were released on 14 April 1999 under the terms of the
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Department store, causing some damage but no injuries or deaths. This was the start of their prolonged bombing campaign in
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Selfridge's department store on Oxford Street in December 1974. Booby-trap bombs were occasionally used. During these attacks, the unit would also place a second, hidden bomb with a timer nearby with the intent of killing or injuring security services reacting to the initial bombing.
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The ASU behind the Old Bailey bombing was caught trying to leave
England by plane to Ireland. Although the IRA achieved its objective, it was a tactical error to try to leave so quickly, as British security forces would be extra vigilant at escape routes from England to Ireland.
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In spring 1973, the IRA extended its bombing campaign to
England, attacking military and symbolically important targets. The aim was to both increase pressure on the British government by swaying popular British opinion, with the goal of British withdrawal from Northern Ireland.
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The gang used several different methods to deliver and detonate their bombs. The unit's favoured method was using hand-thrown bombs. The unit made and used a series of these grenade-like devices. These were small devices with around 2–5 pounds (1–2 kg) of
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in them with a short fuse attached. The fuse would be lit and then thrown at its target by one volunteer while another volunteer would keep lookout. This method was used in the
Woolwich pub bombing of November 1974 and the Waltons bombing of November 1975.
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with a timer on it, which would then be planted inside a pub, club, hotel, or other site. This method was used in the
Guildford pub bombings of October 1974 and the Hilton bombing of September 1975. The unit also detonated a
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December 1975, thus ending their 15-month bombing campaign in England. They have been described as "the most violent, ruthless and highly-trained unit ever sent to Britain by the Provisional IRA".
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causing 13 injuries and wide spread damage, and panic in central London. From then on IRA bombs became a regular occurrence in London and other major English cities.
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IRA bombs went off at King's Cross and Euston stations
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Provisional Irish Republican Army actions in London
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1661:Trattoria Fiore bombing
1591:Birmingham pub bombings
1561:Tower of London bombing
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575:The Troubles in Ireland
561:1996 Manchester bombing
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516:1992 Manchester bombing
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306:Tower of London bombing
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1496:Battle at Springmartin
1456:Battle of St Matthew's
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2042:London Bridge bombing
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1681:Balcombe Street siege
1651:London Hilton bombing
1641:Caterham Arms bombing
1576:Brooks's Club bombing
1571:Harrow School bombing
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638:Balcombe Street siege
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1501:Battle of Lenadoon
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2489:Joseph MacManus
2419:George Harrison
2404:Michael Gaughan
2384:William Fleming
2379:Mairéad Farrell
2249:Charles Breslin
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2062:Cloghoge attack
2032:Teebane bombing
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1907:Derryard attack
1853:Lisburn bombing
1793:Harrods bombing
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1706:Stag Inn attack
1696:Olympia bombing
1636:Forkhill attack
1606:Bristol bombing
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1409:Belfast Brigade
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1308:Blanket protest
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810:Type of attacks
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706:
677:Shannon Airport
646:
587:
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571:
570:
556:Aldwych bombing
471:Carlton bombing
469:
455:Wembley bombing
448:
419:Harrods bombing
405:
381:Olympia bombing
376:West Ham attack
336:Bristol bombing
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3162:Stephen Tibble
3159:
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2829:Joseph Fenton
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2789:Seamus Twomey
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