Docklands bombing in London in 1996

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The Docklands bombing in London in 1996 was a major Provisional IRA truck bomb attack in the Canary Wharf area that killed two people, injured many others, and marked the end of a 17‑month ceasefire in the Northern Ireland conflict.

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Generate an image of the Docklands bombing in London in 1996 (The Docklands bombing in London in 1996 was a major Provisional IRA truck bomb attack in the Canary Wharf area that killed two people, injured many others, and marked the end of a 17‑month ceasefire in the Northern Ireland conflict.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Provisional IRA attack ⓘ
terrorist bombing ⓘ
truck bombing ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1996 Docklands bombing ⓘ
Canary Wharf bombing ⓘ
areaAffected Isle of Dogs ⓘ
attackType truck bomb ⓘ
category 1996 crimes in the United Kingdom ⓘ
Terrorist incidents in London in the 1990s ⓘ
ceasefireEnded 1994–1996 IRA ceasefire ⓘ
cityDistrict Tower Hamlets ⓘ
conflict Northern Ireland conflict ⓘ
linked to: The Troubles

The Troubles ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
damageCost about £150 million ⓘ
date 1996-02-09 ⓘ
day 9 ⓘ
emergencyResponse London Ambulance Service ⓘ
endedCeasefire yes ⓘ
fatalities 2 ⓘ
followedBy renewed IRA bombing campaign in 1996 ⓘ
impact heightened security in London financial district ⓘ
political pressure on peace process ⓘ
injuries over 100 ⓘ
location Canary Wharf ⓘ
Docklands, London ⓘ
linked to: London Docklands

London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage ⓘ
month February ⓘ
motive pressure UK government over Northern Ireland ⓘ
notableFor first major IRA attack in London after 1994 ceasefire ⓘ
partOfCampaign IRA bombing campaign in England ⓘ
perpetrator Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ
perpetratorAbbreviation IRA ⓘ
policeForceInvolved Metropolitan Police Service ⓘ
precededBy 1994 IRA ceasefire ⓘ
significance marked the end of a 17‑month IRA ceasefire ⓘ
structureDamaged South Quay Plaza 1 ⓘ
linked to: South Quay Plaza

South Quay Plaza 2 ⓘ
linked to: South Quay Plaza

nearby office buildings ⓘ
target Canary Wharf business district ⓘ
linked to: Canary Wharf
timeOfExplosion shortly after 19:00 GMT ⓘ
timePeriod late 20th century ⓘ
victimType civilians ⓘ
warningIssued yes ⓘ
warningRecipient news organisations ⓘ
weapon explosive device ⓘ
year 1996 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Provisional Irish Republican Army → notableEvent → Docklands bombing in London in 1996 ⓘ
Docklands bombing → alsoKnownAs → Canary Wharf bombing ⓘ
linked to: Docklands bombing in London in 1996
Docklands bombing → alsoKnownAs → 1996 Docklands bombing ⓘ
linked to: Docklands bombing in London in 1996
Irish Republican Army → notableEvent → Docklands bombing in London in 1996 ⓘ
subject linked to: IRA