§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all terrorist atrocities in the area of the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis since 1980 where the alleged perpetrators, whether subsequently arrested and charged or not, are believed to have been Arabs, indicating also where the victims were other Arabs; and whether he will indicate which cases have resulted in convictions.
§ Mr. HurdDetails of incidents which the Metropolitan police attribute to Arab terrorists are as follows: 517W
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Arab Terrorist Incidents 1980–1986—London Date Location Incident Death/Injury Victim Case Result 17 January 1980 Mount Royal Hotel, London W1 Bomb exploded 1 dead Arab — 11 April 1980 Mosque, Park Road, Regents Park, London Shooting 1 dead Arab Arrests and conviction 12 April 1980 Queensway, Bayswater London Find of guns — — Arrests and conviction 25 April 1980 Ennismore Gardens Mews, Kensington Shooting 1 dead Arab Arrests and conviction 17 May 1980 Queens Garden Hotel, Bayswater, London W2 Bomb explosion 1 dead, 1 injured Arabs Arrest and conviction 1 June 1980 Kuwait Oil Company, 80 New Bond Street, W1 Bomb explosion — — — 12 June 1980 Byford Street, London Find of explosives — — — 28 December 1980 Libyan Airline Office, 88 Piccadilly, W1 Bomb ignited but did not explode — — — 13 December 1981 Connaught Square, London W2 Bomb exploded in car 2 dead 1 injured Arabs Arrests and conviction 3 June 1982 Park Lane, London W1 Shooting and subsequent find of bombs and weapons 2 injured Isreali Ambassador and Arab Arrests and conviction 31 August 1983 Leumi Bank, Woodstock Street W1 Bomb explosion — — — 10 March 1984 123 Queensway, London W2 Bomb explosion — breakdown by nationality not available Arrests and convictions 10 March 1984 104 Queensway, London W2 Bomb defused — 10 March 1984 14 Berkeley Street, London W1 Bomb explosion 23 injured 10 March 1984 1 Palace Gate, London W8 Bomb defused — 11 March 1984 16 Palace Gate, London W8 Bomb defused — 17 April 1984 Libyan Embassy, London SW1 Shooting/siege 1 dead, 11 injured 11 Arabs 20 April 1984 Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport Bomb explosion 27 injured breakdown by nationality not available — 17 August 1984 Bickenhall Street, London W1 Shooting 1 dead Arab — 27 February 1985 Tara Hotel, London W2 Find of hand grenades — — — 3 June 1985 Syrian Embassy, London SW1 Bomb defused — — Arrests in Europe—awaiting trial 15 June 1985 33 Great Windmill Street, London W1 Bomb defused — — Arrests in Europe—awaiting trial 23 September 1985 Vicinity of Regents Park Hand grenades — Arrests—awaiting trial 17 April 1986 Heathrow Airport Bomb defused — — Arrests—awaiting trial