Brighton hotel bombing facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brighton hotel bombing |
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 The Grand Hotel on the morning after the bombing |
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| Location | Brighton, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°49′17″N 0°08′50″W / 50.82139°N 0.14722°W |
| Date | 12 October 1984 02:54 (GMT) |
| Attack type | Bombing, assassination attempt |
| Weapon(s) | Time bomb |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 31 |
| Perpetrator | Provisional IRA |
The Brighton hotel bombing was an attack at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England. It happened on 12 October 1984. A time bomb was planted in the hotel by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) member Patrick Magee. The purpose was to kill Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her ministers, who were staying at the hotel for the Conservative Party conference. Thatcher narrowly escaped injury. Five people were killed, including two high-profile members of the Conservative Party, and 31 were injured.
Images for kids
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The Grand Hotel, Brighton, 1986 (restoration almost completed after bomb damage)
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The Grand Hotel at night, 2006
See also
In Spanish: Atentado del Grand Hotel de Brighton de 1984 para niños
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