1983: Harrods bomb blast kills six
Three police officers and three members of the public have been killed and 75 others injured after a car bomb attack in central London.
Police believe the IRA planted the bomb in a side street near Harrods department store in Knightsbridge.
A coded warning was received at 1245 GMT but the device exploded just before 1330 when it is believed to have killed four police officers who were approaching it.
A huge blast ripped through the busy streets which were crowded with Christmas shoppers.
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Three police officers and three members of the public have been killed and 75 others injured after a car bomb attack in central London.
Police believe the IRA planted the bomb in a side street near Harrods department store in Knightsbridge.
A coded warning was received at 1245 GMT but the device exploded just before 1330 when it is believed to have killed four police officers who were approaching it.
A huge blast ripped through the busy streets which were crowded with Christmas shoppers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/low/...00/2538147.stm
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