Operation Cannon
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Operation Cannon was the large-scale police investigation launched to identify and apprehend those responsible for the 1996 IRA bombing in Manchester.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal investigation
ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatingAgency |
British security services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK counter-terrorism units ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eventInvestigated |
1996 Manchester bombing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester city centre bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | 1996 IRA bombing in Manchester ⓘ |
| investigatingAuthority | Greater Manchester Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Greater Manchester Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementAgency | Greater Manchester Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Greater Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| name | Operation Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest criminal investigations conducted by Greater Manchester Police ⓘ |
| purpose |
apprehend perpetrators of the 1996 Manchester bombing
ⓘ
identify perpetrators of the 1996 Manchester bombing ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Northern Ireland conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign in England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| startTime | 1996 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | media coverage in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| target |
IRA bombing suspects
ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeInvestigated |
bombing
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terrorism ⓘ |
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