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17 December 1983 Harrods bombing
LocationHarrods, Knightsbridge,
London, United Kingdom
DateDecember 17 1983
13:30pm – (UTC+1)
TargetChristmas shoppers at Harrods
Attack typecar bomb
Deaths3 police officers and 3 civilians
Injured90
PerpetratorsProvisional Irish Republican Army

The Harrods Bombing occurred on December 17, 1983. A warning of the bomb came when a man using an IRA code word telephoned the central London office of the Samaritans organisation at 12.44 pm. The caller said there were bombs inside and outside Harrods specifying the registration number of the car the device was in. Three police officers approached the car in an attempt to defuse the device. Unfortunately the bomb exploded at 1.30 pm killing all three officers.

Harrods have subsequently installed a radio transmission block in the building to prevent a remote bomb detonation. This means that one cannot use mobile telephones while inside the store.

Details of the Bomb

The bomb contained between 25 and 30 lbs of explosives. It was detonated by a timing device and not by remote control, as previously suspected. The device was left in a 1972 blue Austin 1300 GT four door saloon, with a black vinyl roof - which was subsequently blown onto the roof of a nearby five-story building.

A Second Bomb Warning

A second warning call was made to authorities at the time of the first explosion. They claimed a bomb had been placed in the heart of Oxford Street. It was said to be at the C&A store on the east side of the shopping street. Police tried to clear the area crowded with shoppers and cordoned it off but it was later found to be a false alarm.

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