London Hilton bombing

London Hilton bombing
The London Hilton
LocationHilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, UK
Coordinates51°30′19″N 0°09′01″W / 51.5054°N 0.1504°W / 51.5054; -0.1504
Date5 September 1975
12:18 (UTC+1)
TargetHilton Hotel, London
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponsHome-made bomb
Deaths2
Injured63
PerpetratorsProvisional Irish Republican Army, Balcombe Street Gang

On 5 September 1975 a bomb exploded in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane, London, killing two people and injuring 63.[1]

  1. ^ "1975: London Hilton bombed". BBC News. 5 September 1975. Retrieved 12 May 2013.