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Originally Posted by SMG
How can you possibly compare the two? The IRA have been trying to win a free Ireland for 100 years. They mainly targeted British forces & military establishments. The last "active" campaign continued for 30 years. They had no gripe against the USA, in fact the US assisted them in many ways, especially money.
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1970s
1971 31 October: A bomb planted by the Provisional IRA explodes in the Post Office Tower in London causing extensive damage but no injuries.[1]
1972 22 February: The Official Irish Republican Army kills seven civilians in the Aldershot bombing.
1973 10 September: The Provisional IRA set off bombs at London's King's Cross Station and Euston Station injuring 21 people.[3]
1974 4 February: Twelve people are killed by the Provisional IRA in the M62 Coach Bombing.
1974 17 June: The Provisional IRA plant a bomb which explodes at the Houses of Parliament, causing extensive damage and injuring 11 people
1974 5 October: Guildford pub bombing by the Provisional IRA leaves 5 dead and 44 injured.
1974 22 October: A bomb planted by the Provisional IRA explodes in London injuring 3 people.[5]
1974 21 November: The Birmingham pub bombings, 21 killed and 182 injured by Provisional IRA bombs.
1979 30 March: Airey Neave killed when a car bomb exploded under his car as he drove out of the Palace of Westminster car park. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) claimed responsibility for the killing.
1980s
1982 20 July: The Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings in London by the IRA kill eleven members of the Household Cavalry and the Royal Green Jackets.
1983, 17 December: Harrods was bombed by the IRA. Six are killed (including three police officers) and 90 wounded during Christmas shopping at the West London department store. (See 17 December 1983 Harrods bombing)
1984 12 October: Brighton hotel bombing, 5 killed and several injured in an attempt by the IRA to kill Margaret Thatcher.
1987 8 November: The Remembrance Day Bombing in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. 11 killed by a IRA bomb which went off during Remembrance Sunday commemorations.
1989 22 September: Deal barracks bombing: Eleven Royal Marines bandsmen are killed and 22 injured when base in Deal, Kent, is bombed by the IRA.
1990s
1990 20 July: The IRA detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange causing damage to the building. Nobody was injured in the blast.[7]
1990 30 July: Ian Gow MP killed by a car bomb planted by the IRA while at his home in Sussex.
1991 7 February: The IRA launched a mortar shell into the back garden of 10 Downing Street.
1992 25 August: The IRA plant three fire bombs in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Bombs were placed in Shoplatch, The Charles Darwin Centre and Shrewsbury Castle. The latter causing the most damage as the castle housed the Shropshire Regimental Museum and many priceless historical aritifacts were lost and damaged by fire and smoke. No fatalities or injuries were recorded.
1992 3 December: The IRA exploded two bombs in central Manchester, injuring 65 people.[8]
1993 20 March: Warrington bomb attacks. The first attack, on a gasworks, created a huge fireball but no casualties, but the second attack on Bridge Street killed two children and injured many other people. The attacks were conducted by the IRA.
1996 9 February: The IRA bombs the South Quay station, killing two people.
1996 15 June: The Manchester bombing when the IRA detonated a 1500kg bomb which destroyed a shopping centre and injured 206 people.
1998 15 August: The Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland. 29 killed and about 220 injured, by a car bomb attributed to the Real IRA.
Yes, mainly targetted the military, obviously, I'm sure the civilians in the above attacks would agree
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Originally Posted by SMG
The Muslim threat hasnt been relevant for anything like that long. Their gripe is against anyone, especially the west, the USA & UK. There hasnt been enough time to make a "British" comparison yet. However, if you compare the damage the "Al-Quaeda" network has done compared to the IRA damage, worldwide, then there is no comparison. Bin lid wins hands down.
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Yet people like Locky appear convinced that the majority of Muslims want to bomb the UK, despite the evidence.