Docklands bombing in London in 1996

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Provisional IRA attack terrorist bombing truck bombing

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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Label	Occurrences
1996 Docklands bombing	1
Canary Wharf bombing	1
Docklands bombing in London in 1996 canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Provisional IRA attack ⓘ terrorist bombing ⓘ truck bombing ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Docklands bombing in London in 1996 ⓘ surface form: 1996 Docklands bombing Docklands bombing in London in 1996 ⓘ surface form: Canary Wharf bombing
areaAffected	Isle of Dogs ⓘ
attackType	truck bomb ⓘ
category	1996 crimes in the United Kingdom ⓘ Terrorist incidents in London in the 1990s ⓘ
ceasefireEnded	1994–1996 IRA ceasefire ⓘ
cityDistrict	London Borough of Tower Hamlets ⓘ surface form: Tower Hamlets
conflict	The Troubles ⓘ surface form: Northern Ireland conflict The Troubles ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
damageCost	about £150 million ⓘ
date	1996-02-09 ⓘ
day	9 ⓘ
emergencyResponse	London Ambulance Service ⓘ
endedCeasefire	yes ⓘ
fatalities	2 ⓘ
followedBy	renewed IRA bombing campaign in 1996 ⓘ
impact	heightened security in London financial district ⓘ political pressure on peace process ⓘ
injuries	over 100 ⓘ
location	Canary Wharf ⓘ London Docklands ⓘ surface form: Docklands, London London, England ⓘ surface form: London
mediaCoverage	extensive national and international coverage ⓘ
month	February ⓘ
motive	pressure UK government over Northern Ireland ⓘ
notableFor	first major IRA attack in London after 1994 ceasefire ⓘ
partOfCampaign	IRA bombing campaign in England ⓘ
perpetrator	Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ
perpetratorAbbreviation	IRA ⓘ
policeForceInvolved	Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ
precededBy	1994 IRA ceasefire ⓘ
significance	marked the end of a 17‑month IRA ceasefire ⓘ
structureDamaged	South Quay Plaza ⓘ surface form: South Quay Plaza 1 South Quay Plaza ⓘ surface form: South Quay Plaza 2 nearby office buildings ⓘ
target	Canary Wharf ⓘ surface form: Canary Wharf business district
timeOfExplosion	shortly after 19:00 GMT ⓘ
timePeriod	late 20th century ⓘ
victimType	civilians ⓘ
warningIssued	yes ⓘ
warningRecipient	news organisations ⓘ
weapon	explosive device ⓘ
year	1996 ⓘ

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Provisional Irish Republican Army → notableEvent → Docklands bombing in London in 1996 ⓘ

Docklands bombing in London in 1996 → alsoKnownAs → Docklands bombing in London in 1996 ⓘ

subject surface form: Docklands bombing

this entity surface form: Canary Wharf bombing

Docklands bombing in London in 1996 → alsoKnownAs → Docklands bombing in London in 1996 ⓘ

subject surface form: Docklands bombing

this entity surface form: 1996 Docklands bombing