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Title:United Kingdom: A Mortar Shell Fired By The Ira Explodes Within Metres Of The British Prime Minister And His War Cabinet
Date:7th February 1991
Summary:The IRA claimed responsibility for the mortar attack on February 7th in which a shell landed within metres of Prime Minister John Major and his War Cabinet. The IRA fired three shells by remote control from a van parked in Whitehall. One landed 200 metres away in the garden of 10, Downing Street, shattering windows in the Cabinet Room, where the War Cabinet was in session.
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Location:UK LONDON WHITEHALL PARLIAMENTS
Reuters ID:LDL0011SUSNK3
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