HC Deb 28 February 1996 vol 272 cc531-3W
Mr. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the(a) incidents and (b) potential incidents involving international terrorists in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [16037]

Mr. Howard

The list covers known terrorism believed to have international links, occurring in England and Scotland in the last 10 years. There have also been 22 terrorist-type incidents associated with opposition to Salman Rushdie, not necessarily of foreign origin. There have been no international terrorist incidents in Wales and Northern Ireland during this period. Information on those involved in international terrorist incidents and potential incidents could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

(a) Incidents of international terrorism February 1986-February 1996
Date Location Incidents
(i) England
17 April 86 Heathrow airport Bomb
24 April 1986 British Airways office, London Bomb
19 August 1986 Kensington Video Co., London Bomb—one fatality
10 Novmber 1986 Shoebury Road, East Ham Bomb
14 Novmber 1986 Burges Road, East Ham Bomb
9 July 1987 ANC offices London Kidnapping
18 July 1987 Kensington High Street, London Car Bomb
22 July 1987 Al Qal as newspaper office, Ives Street, Chelsea Shooting—one fatality
2 October 1987 Chalk farm Estate, Wembley Shooting—two fatalities
11 Novmber 1987 High School Southall Shooting—three fatalities
6 January 1988 Notting Hill Gate, London Poisoning one—fatality
25 March 1988 Air France office London Occupation
14 April 1988 Carlton Boiling, Yorkshire Bomb
12 September 1988 Paddington, London Shooting
16 January 1989 Israeli Embassy, London Postal booby trap
22 February 1989 El Al TWA office, London Bomb
3 August 1989 Beverley House Hotel, London Terrorist killed by own bomb
18 August 1989 Indonesian Embassy, London Bomb
18 Novmber 1989 Belgrave Square, London Car bomb
13 March 1992 Turkish Airlines office, London Bomb
13 March 1992 Heathrow Airport Bomb
11 July 1992 Islamic Centre, Nelson, Lancs Postal bomb
18 December 1992 Burgess Road, London Postal bomb
29 October 1993 Turkish Airlines office. London Petrol bomb
(a) Incidents of international terrorism February 1986–February 1996
Date Location Incidents
4 Novmber 1993 Turkish Embassy, London Petrol bomb
4 November 1993 Turkish Airlines office, London Petrol bomb
4 November 1993 London Islamic Turkish Association Petrol bomb
4 November 1993 British Telecom office, London (Wrongly identified as TC Zjraat Bank) Bricks and petrol bomb thrown
4 November 1993 Sabana Turkish Bank, London Petrol bomb
26 July 1993 Israeli Embassy, London Car bomb
27 July 1994 Balfour House, London Car bomb
March 1995 Turkish bank, London Paint thrown and hoax bomb planted
March 1995 Turkish Airlines office, London Paint thrown and hoax bomb planted
April 1995 Turkish bank, London Petrol bomb
April 1995 Turkish travel agent, London Petrol bomb
20 June 1995 Turkish Chamber of Commerce, London Occupation
24 July 1995 Turkish Cultural offices, London Occupation
(iii) Scotland
20 October 1988 Glen Road, Kilcady Shooting
21 December 1988 Lockerbie Bombing of Pan Am flight 103

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