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==A Second Bomb Warning== ==A Second Bomb Warning==
A second warning call was made to authorities at the time of the first explosion claiming a bomb had been placed in the heart of ]. 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. 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 ]. 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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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 coded warning was received at 1245 GMT but the device exploded just before 1330 GMT. Three police officers approached the device to try and diffuse it unfortunately it exploded killing all three of them.

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