Hammersmith Bridge Bomb 2000

Four years ago the ira were thwarted in their attempt to bomb hammersmith bridge with what was then the biggest semtex device found on the mainland.
Hammersmith bridge bomb 2000. It caused significant damage and there are still weight restrictions in place. At 4 30 am on 1 june 2000 the bridge was damaged by a real ira bomb planted underneath the barnes span. Hammersmith bridge has been bombed before the bridge was bombed by the real ira at 4 30am on june 1 2000. Shocked residents in west london have told of being jolted awake by the bomb explosion on hammersmith bridge.
The first bomb was spotted by maurice childs a hairdresser from chiswick. Thu 1 jun 2000 12 20 edt anti terrorist police are examining hammersmith bridge after a small bomb exploded on the south side of the bridge at 4 30am this morning. Sarah pleat 27 felt the force of the blast at about 0430 bst at her home in goldhawk. Hammersmith bridge has been targeted twice by the ira as the paramilitary group tried to blow it up.
Hammersmith bridge has twice been the subject of bomb attacks. Hammersmith bridge has been the target of two bombs. In march 1939 a pedestrian noticed a suspicious suitcase and threw it into the thames just before it exploded although another bomb did detonate on the bridge. Detonators on two devices went off but the.
Both were destroyed by police. In 1939 and again in 1996 ira active service units targeted the bridge in west london with devices far larger. No one was hurt in the explosion. Following two years of closure for repairs the bridge was reopened with further weight restrictions in place.
Once by the ira in 1939 and once by the provisional ira in 2000. Terrorists from the provisional ira struck on april 24 1996 as did the so called real ira on. In june 2000 it was the target of a terrorist bomb.