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The IRA never expected women and children to be near shopping centres? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Manchester_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992
by hn_throw2025 1y ago
The IRA never expected women and children to be near shopping centres?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Manchester_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Manchester_bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_bombings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Manchester_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Manchester_bombing
- oliwarner 1y agoNo because the IRA generally called in warnings. In both the 90s Manchester bombings there, people had 75-90 minutes to evacuate, they moved ~80,000 people each time and saw no fatalities. The warning for Warrington wasn't as effective. Terror was the aim, not death.