40 years ago today British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher escaped an attempt on her life when an Irish Republican Army bomb exploded at a hotel in Brighton, England, killing five people.
40 years ago today British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher escaped an attempt on her life when an Irish Republican Army bomb exploded at a hotel in Brighton, England, killing five people.
A gaping hole in the 5th floor level in the facade of the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England on Oct. 12, 1984, following a bomb explosion. Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and most of her 22 member cabinet were staying at the hotel for their party’s conference. The windows of Mrs. Thatcher’s rooms were blown out in the blast and the bathroom of her suite were badly damaged. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin)
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