What is Birmingham pub bombings?
The '''Birmingham pub bombings''' were carried out by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] on 21 November 1974.<ref name=E>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1104063/birmingham-pub-bombings-inquest-ira-bomber-names-four-men-killed-21 IRA bomber names four men 'involved in' 1974 atrocity]</ref> Two [[bomb]]s [[explode]]d in [[pub]]s in [[Birmingham]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[England]], killing 21 people.<ref name=E/><ref name=B>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35534745 Birmingham pub bombings]</ref> The first bomb exploded in the Mulberry Bush, killing ten people.<ref name=B/> The second bomb exploded in the Tavern in the Town, killing eleven people.<ref name=B/> A third bomb was planted in the doorway of a branch of [[Barclays]] bank. It was found by a policeman and did not explode. The Birmingham bombings were 20th century England's most deadly [[terrorist]] attack. Six Irishmen were arrested within hours of the blasts, and in 1975 sentenced to [[life imprisonment]] for the bombings. The men—who became known as the [[Birmingham Six]]—continued to say that they were innocent and believed that the police had forced them into signing [[false confession]]s through abuse. After 16 years in prison, their [[conviction]]s were overturned by the [[Court of Appeal of England and Wales#Criminal Division|Court of Appeal]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|title=Birmingham Pub Bombings Will Not Resolve Enduring Injustice, Court Told|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2018-07-17/birmingham-pub-bomb-inquests-will-not-resolve-enduring-injustice-court-told/|access-date=6 April 2019|newspaper=ITV News|date=17 July 2018}}</ref> == References == <references/> {{multistub|history|UK}} <!--[[Category:1974 crimes]] [[Category:1974 disasters]]--> [[Category:1974 in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1970s crimes in Europe]] [[Category:1970s disasters in Europe]] [[Category:1970s explosions]] [[Category:Attacks on bars]] [[Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in the 1970s]] [[Category:Birmingham|Pub bombi