1992 Manchester bombing

1992 Manchester bombing
Manchester Cathedral, near the site of the bombing
Location	Manchester, England
Date	4 December 1992 0840 and 1005 (UTC)
Target	Business, Civilians
Attack type	Car bomb, time bomb
Deaths	0
Non-fatal injuries	65
Suspected perpetrators	Provisional IRA

The 1992 Manchester bombing was an attack by the IRA in December 1992. Two bombs exploded, wounding 65 people and damaging many buildings in the city of Manchester.

Bombing

The first bomb to explode was inside a car that was parked at Parsonage Gardens in the commercial district of the city. The car bomb was behind a House of Fraser shop.(OpenStreetMap 53°28′58″N 2°14′55″W / 53.48269°N 2.248658°W / 53.48269; -2.248658) The car bomb exploded at 0840 UTC. The bombing in Parsonage Gardens injured six people. The second bomb exploded on Cateaton Street between a market and Manchester Cathedral (OpenStreetMap 53°29′04″N 2°14′41″W / 53.48454°N 2.244714°W / 53.48454; -2.244714) at 10:05, and wounded 58 people. Many buildings were damaged in the bombings. The total wounded in the blasts was 65. A phone call was made after the bombings claiming more devices were in the city but the police did not find any bombs.^[1][2]

Perpetrators

The IRA claimed responsibility for the bombing the next day.^[3]

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