London Hilton bombing
1975 explosion at the Hilton Hotel in London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 5 September 1975 a bomb exploded in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane, London, killing two people and injuring 63.[1]
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London Hilton bombing | |
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Location | Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, UK |
Coordinates | 51.5054°N 0.1504°W / 51.5054; -0.1504 |
Date | 5 September 1975 12:18 (UTC+1) |
Target | Hilton Hotel, London |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | Home-made bomb |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 63 |
Perpetrators | Provisional Irish Republican Army, Balcombe Street Gang |
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