1992 Manchester bombing

The 1992 Manchester bombing was an attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on Thursday 3 December 1992. Two 2 lb (0.9 kg) bombs exploded which wounded 65 people and damaged many buildings in the city of Manchester.[1]

This article is about the bombing of 1992. For the bombing of June 1996, see 1996 Manchester bombing. For the bombing of May 2017, see Manchester Arena bombing.
1992 Manchester bombing
Part of The Troubles
Manchester Cathedral, near the site of the bombing
LocationManchester, England
Date3 December 1992
08:40 and 10:05 (UTC)
Attack type
Car bomb, time bomb
Deaths0
Injured65
PerpetratorsProvisional IRA

Bombing

The first bomb to explode was inside a car that was parked at Parsonage Gardens in the commercial district of the city. The car bomb was behind a shop of House of Fraser (53.48269°N 2.248658°W / 53.48269; -2.248658) It exploded at 8:31 am.[1] The bombing in Parsonage Gardens injured six people.

The second bomb exploded on Cateaton Street between a market and Manchester Cathedral (53.48454°N 2.244714°W / 53.48454; -2.244714) at 10:09 am,.[1] and wounded 58 people. Many buildings were damaged in the bombings. The impact smashed the face of the cathedral clock and its stained glass windows. The cathedral provided refuge to hundreds who moved out of Deansgate. The total wounded in the blasts was 65.

Aftermath

A phone call was made after the bombings, claiming more devices were in the city,[2] forcing the police to evacuate the entire city centre of shoppers, and telling others to remain indoors. No other bombs were found.[3] The damage was estimated to have been to the value of £10 million (equivalent to about £19 million in 2017).[4]

Perpetrators

The Provisional IRA claimed responsibility for the bombing the next day, part of the group's 1990s bombing campaign in England. They detonated another, much more powerful bomb in Manchester four years later.[4]

References
  1. "IRA widens bomb campaign: Manchester shoppers hurt as attacks on commerce switch away from London". The Independent. 4 December 1992. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. "199212030030". Global Terrorism Database. National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.
  3. "1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester". BBC. BBC News Online.
  4. "BBC ON THIS DAY | 3 | 1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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