1996 Manchester bombing
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The 1996 Manchester bombing was a major Provisional IRA truck bomb attack in Manchester city centre that caused widespread damage and led to extensive urban redevelopment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1996 Manchester bombing canonical | 5 |
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Target entity: 1996 Manchester bombing Context triple: [Exchange Square, rebuiltAfter, 1996 Manchester bombing]
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Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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B.
2005 London bombings
The 2005 London bombings were a series of coordinated suicide attacks on London’s public transport system that killed 52 civilians and marked one of the deadliest terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Guildford pub bombings
The Guildford pub bombings were a series of IRA attacks in 1974 on pubs in Guildford, England, that killed five people, injured dozens, and led to one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in British legal history.
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D.
Docklands bombing in London in 1996
The Docklands bombing in London in 1996 was a major Provisional IRA truck bomb attack in the Canary Wharf area that killed two people, injured many others, and marked the end of a 17‑month ceasefire in the Northern Ireland conflict.
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E.
2017 Manchester Arena bombing
The 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was a suicide terrorist attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people and injured hundreds, becoming one of the deadliest attacks in the UK in recent decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1996 Manchester bombing Target entity description: The 1996 Manchester bombing was a major Provisional IRA truck bomb attack in Manchester city centre that caused widespread damage and led to extensive urban redevelopment.
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A.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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B.
2005 London bombings
The 2005 London bombings were a series of coordinated suicide attacks on London’s public transport system that killed 52 civilians and marked one of the deadliest terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom.
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C.
Guildford pub bombings
The Guildford pub bombings were a series of IRA attacks in 1974 on pubs in Guildford, England, that killed five people, injured dozens, and led to one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in British legal history.
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D.
Docklands bombing in London in 1996
The Docklands bombing in London in 1996 was a major Provisional IRA truck bomb attack in the Canary Wharf area that killed two people, injured many others, and marked the end of a 17‑month ceasefire in the Northern Ireland conflict.
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E.
2017 Manchester Arena bombing
The 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was a suicide terrorist attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people and injured hundreds, becoming one of the deadliest attacks in the UK in recent decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Provisional IRA attack
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bombing ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| aftermath |
changes to UK counter-terrorism policing
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strengthened city centre security measures ⓘ |
| attackType |
car bomb
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truck bomb ⓘ |
| city | Manchester ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1996-06-15 ⓘ |
| day | Saturday ⓘ |
| estimatedDamageCost | hundreds of millions of pounds ⓘ |
| estimatedExplosiveMass |
1500 kilograms
ⓘ
3300 pounds ⓘ |
| evacuatedPeople | about 75000 ⓘ |
| explosiveMaterial |
ammonium nitrate
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nitromethane ⓘ |
| fatalities | 0 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the largest bombs detonated in Great Britain since World War II
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turning point in regeneration of Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| injuries |
approximately 212
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over 200 ⓘ |
| ledTo |
major redevelopment of Manchester city centre
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reconstruction of Manchester Arndale ⓘ relocation of Shambles Square buildings ⓘ |
| licensePlateOrigin | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Manchester ⓘ Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| motive | pressure UK government over Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| notableDamagedSite |
Manchester Arndale
ⓘ
Marks & Spencer ⓘ
surface form:
Marks & Spencer store
Royal Exchange Theatre ⓘ Shambles Square, Manchester ⓘ
surface form:
Shambles Square buildings
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| partOf |
Provisional IRA bombing campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Provisional IRA campaign in England
The Troubles ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| policeForceInvolved | Greater Manchester Police ⓘ |
| policeOperationName | Operation Cannon ⓘ |
| propertyDamage | widespread ⓘ |
| response | mass evacuation of city centre ⓘ |
| target |
Arndale Centre area
ⓘ
Manchester city centre ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester city centre commercial district
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| timeOfExplosion | approximately 11:17 BST ⓘ |
| vehicleUsed | Ford Cargo truck ⓘ |
| warningGiven | true ⓘ |
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Subject: 1996 Manchester bombing Description of subject: The 1996 Manchester bombing was a major Provisional IRA truck bomb attack in Manchester city centre that caused widespread damage and led to extensive urban redevelopment.
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