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1984 Heathrow Airport bombing
1984 Heathrow Airport bombing
	Heathrow Terminal 2
Location	Heathrow Airport, England, United Kingdom
Date	20 April 1984 ; 7:55 pm (GMT)
Target	Heathrow Airport
Attack type	Time bomb
Deaths	0
Injured	22

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On 20 April 1984, a bomb exploded in the baggage area of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport. The bomb exploded at 7:55 pm, as 60 people were inside the baggage area. The blast injured 22, one seriously.^[1] The Angry Brigade, an anarchist group, claimed responsibility for the bombing.^[2]^[3] British officials dismissed the claim, and instead pointed their fingers at "Libyan-related Arab groups".^[4]

References

^ Jon Nordheimer (21 April 1984). "23 Are Wounded by London Bomb". New York Times.
^ http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/world/unsolved-bombings Unsolved Bombings
^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZDdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1238,2434010&dq=heathrow+bomb+attack&hl=en
^ País, Ediciones El (22 April 1984). "La policía británica cree que el atentado del viernes en el aeropuerto de Heathrow es obra de un grupo terrorista árabe". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2017.

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[1] Jon Nordheimer (21 April 1984). "23 Are Wounded by London Bomb". New York Times.

[2] ttp://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/world/unsolved-bombings Unsolved Bombings

[3] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZDdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1238,2434010&dq=heathrow+bomb+attack&hl=en

[4] País, Ediciones El (22 April 1984). "La policía británica cree que el atentado del viernes en el aeropuerto de Heathrow es obra de un grupo terrorista árabe". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2017.

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-On 20 April 1984, a bomb exploded in the baggage area of [[Heathrow Terminal 2|Terminal 2]] at [[Heathrow Airport]]. The bomb exploded at 7:55&nbsp;pm, as 60 people were inside the baggage area. The blast injured 22, one seriously.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/21/world/23-are-wounded-by-london-bomb.html|title=23 Are Wounded by London Bomb|author=Jon Nordheimer|publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=21 April 1984}}</ref> The [[Angry Brigade]], an anarchist group, claimed responsibility for the bombing.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/world/unsolved-bombings Unsolved Bombings</ref><ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZDdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1238,2434010&dq=heathrow+bomb+attack&hl=en</ref> British officials dismissed the claim, and instead pointed their fingers at "Lybian-related arab groups".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1984/04/22/internacional/451432811_850215.html|title=La policía británica cree que el atentado del viernes en el aeropuerto de Heathrow es obra de un grupo terrorista árabe|last=País|first=Ediciones El|date=1984-04-22|work=EL PAÍS|access-date=2017-08-04|language=es}}</ref>
+On 20 April 1984, a bomb exploded in the baggage area of [[Heathrow Terminal 2|Terminal 2]] at [[Heathrow Airport]]. The bomb exploded at 7:55&nbsp;pm, as 60 people were inside the baggage area. The blast injured 22, one seriously.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/21/world/23-are-wounded-by-london-bomb.html|title=23 Are Wounded by London Bomb|author=Jon Nordheimer|publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=21 April 1984}}</ref> The [[Angry Brigade]], an anarchist group, claimed responsibility for the bombing.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/world/unsolved-bombings Unsolved Bombings</ref><ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZDdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1238,2434010&dq=heathrow+bomb+attack&hl=en</ref> British officials dismissed the claim, and instead pointed their fingers at "Libyan-related Arab groups".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1984/04/22/internacional/451432811_850215.html|title=La policía británica cree que el atentado del viernes en el aeropuerto de Heathrow es obra de un grupo terrorista árabe|last=País|first=Ediciones El|date=1984-04-22|work=EL PAÍS|access-date=2017-08-04|language=es}}</ref>
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