1974 Tower of London bombing

[1] The blast left one person dead and injured 41 people, with many having lost limbs and suffering severe facial injuries.

[2] A scaffolding company working on the tower when the bomb detonated were able to act immediately to form the evacuation, ensuring the wounded were taken out of the building to safety and could gain urgent medical attention.

The bomb was placed next to a wooden carriage of an 18th-century bronze cannon inside the Mortar Room.

[3] No group ever claimed responsibility for the attack, but it was widely believed the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) was behind it.

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