Horror in Birmingham: Episode 346

Horror in Birmingham: Episode 346

This week, I look at the terrible evening when two IRA bombs exploded in busy pubs in the centre of Birmingham when 21 people died and over 220 were injured. I focus on the human stories of those innocent people who were injured or lost their lives.

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Sources
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12664938
https://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-11-21/remembering-the-21-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-other-victims
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/28/birmingham-pub-bombings-135-police-ira-funeral-inquest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_pub_bombings
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/05/birmingham-pub-bombings-the-victims
http://www.irishhistorian.com/People/PaddyHill.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/birmingham-pub-bombings-we-knew-maxine-was-in-town-but-it-never-entered-our-heads-that-she-was-caught-up-in-the-blast/37844307.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35534745
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2023/02/02/now-wheres-the-inquiry-into-birmingham-pub-bombings/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-47375087
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news-archive/2014/birmingham-pub-bombings-40-years-on-why-there-is-still-no-closure-1
https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/error-of-judgement-the-birmingham-bombings-and-the-scandal-that-shook-britainby-chris-mullin-coming-29-feb-2024
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/who-chris-mullin-what-happened-23470477

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