Scenes at 1974 bombings of Parliament and Tower of London and 1973 blast and Old Bailey
From 1969 into the 1990s, the Provisional IRA carried out a wave of deadly attacks across the U.K. aimed at ending British rule in Northern Island - including bombings of London landmarks.
On March 8, 1973, the IRA bombed the Old Bailey, the central criminal court. Twin car bombs claimed one life. Another 100 people were injured. The blasts also damaged government agricultural offices.
On June 17, 1974, a bomb exploded at the Houses of Parliament, fracturing a gas main. "A fierce fire spread quickly through the centuries-old hall in one of Britain's most closely-guarded buildings,'' the BBC said. About a dozen people were injured.
A month later -- July 17, 1974 -- a blast at the Tower of London killed one person and injured about 40 others. The bomb detonated in the Mortar Room in the White Tower, a small basement exhibition room packed with tourists "who took the force of the blast,'' the BBC said. ``Many people suffered badly damaged and lost limbs and severe facial injuries.''
One of the deadliest bombings occurred Dec. 17, 1983 at Harrods Department Store during the Christmas shopping season. The explosion killed six people -- including three police officers -- and wounded scores more. "Harrods re-opened three days later despite the damage,'' the BBC said.
On April 24, 1993, a truck bomb at Bishopsgate in the City of London caused £1 billion in property loss, including the destruction of St Ethelburga's church and serious damage to Liverpool Street Underground. There were a number of casualties.
