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12/10/2009
Brighton Bombing Recalled
Those who died in a horror bomb attack that targeted Margaret Thatcher are to be recalled today as a service is held to mark the 25th anniversary of the IRA bomb attack on Brighton's Grand Hotel.
The blast on October 12, 1984, ripped through the Victorian hotel in the East Sussex resort during the Conservative Party conference, killing five people and seriously injuring 34.
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was unharmed despite working on her conference speech inside the hotel at the time of the explosion just before 3am.
Her Cabinet colleague, Lord (Norman) Tebbit was rescued from the rubble alongside his wife Margaret, who was left paralysed.
Bomber Patrick Magee was given eight life sentences at the Old bailey in 1986 for the attack, with a recommendation to serve a minimum of 35 years. He has since been released from prison under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.
Lord Tebbitt and his wife will be among the dignitaries attending a service at St Paul's Church in West Street, Brighton on Monday evening to pay tribute to those who lost their lives or were injured in the attack.
(BMcC/GK)
The blast on October 12, 1984, ripped through the Victorian hotel in the East Sussex resort during the Conservative Party conference, killing five people and seriously injuring 34.
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was unharmed despite working on her conference speech inside the hotel at the time of the explosion just before 3am.
Her Cabinet colleague, Lord (Norman) Tebbit was rescued from the rubble alongside his wife Margaret, who was left paralysed.
Bomber Patrick Magee was given eight life sentences at the Old bailey in 1986 for the attack, with a recommendation to serve a minimum of 35 years. He has since been released from prison under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.
Lord Tebbitt and his wife will be among the dignitaries attending a service at St Paul's Church in West Street, Brighton on Monday evening to pay tribute to those who lost their lives or were injured in the attack.
(BMcC/GK)
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