40 years on, Harrods bombing survivor says victims ‘suffered in silence’
A survivor of the IRA bombing of the Harrods department store in London 40 years ago has said “victims suffered in silence” while seeking compensation from the UK Government.
Six people were killed and 90 injured when a car bomb ripped through the Hans Crescent entrance to the busy store on December 17 1983.
At 12.45pm the IRA sent a warning that the bomb was imminent, but the area was not evacuated and it exploded at 1.30pm.
Three Metropolitan Police officers, Inspector Stephen Dodd, 34, Sergeant Noel Lane, 28, and Pc Jane Arbuthnot 22, were killed.
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