Warrington bombings

Warrington bombings
Warrington bombings
Part of the Troubles
Location	Warrington, Cheshire, England
Date	26 February 1993; 04:10 (GMT); 20 March 1993; 12:25 (GMT)
Target	1st attack: a gas storage facility; 2nd attack: Bridge Street
Attack type	Bombing
Deaths	2
Injured	56
Perpetrator	Provisional IRA

The Warrington bombings were two bomb attacks that took place during early 1993 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. The first attack happened on 26 February, when a bomb exploded at a gas storage facility. This first explosion caused extensive damage, but no injuries. While fleeing the scene, the bombers shot and injured a police officer and two of the bombers were caught following a high-speed car chase. The second attack happened on 20 March, when two smaller bombs exploded in litter bins outside shops and businesses on Bridge Street. Two children were killed and 56 people were injured.

The attacks were carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). From the early 1970s, the IRA had been carrying out attacks in both Northern Ireland and England with the stated goal of putting pressure on the UK Government to withdraw from Northern Ireland.^[2] The IRA is designated a terrorist organisation in the United Kingdom.^[3]

^ "BBC | On This Day | 20 March 1993: Child killed in Warrington bomb attack". BBC. 20 March 1993. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ O'Day, Alan. Political Violence in Northern Ireland. Greenwood Publishing, 1997. p.20
^ "Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[onthisday-1] "BBC | On This Day | 20 March 1993: Child killed in Warrington bomb attack". BBC. 20 March 1993. Retrieved 14 April 2011.

[2] O'Day, Alan. Political Violence in Northern Ireland. Greenwood Publishing, 1997. p.20

[3] "Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

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