The Birmingham pub bombings took place on Thursday 21st November 1974 and were attributed to the Provisional IRA. The devices were placed in two central Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush at the foot of the Rotunda, and the Tavern in the Town, a basement

The Birmingham pub bombings took place on Thursday 21st November 1974 and were attributed to the Provisional IRA. The devices were placed in two central Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush at the foot of the Rotunda, and the Tavern in the Town, a basement Stock Photo

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The Birmingham pub bombings took place on Thursday 21st November 1974 and were attributed to the Provisional IRA. The devices were placed in two central Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush at the foot of the Rotunda, and the Tavern in the Town, a basement pub on New Street. The resulting explosions, at 20:25 and 20:27, 21 people were killed (ten at the Mulberry Bush and eleven at the Tavern in the Town) and 182 people were injured. A third device, outside a bank on Hagley Road, failed to detonate. Pictured: A fireman searches through the wreckage of the Mulberry Bush pub underneath the Rotunda in Birmingham City Centre. 22nd November 1974.

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