Cell 4

The evidence room

Paul Beaken

A sniffer otter?

Paul Beaken

The Grand Bombing

OPCM

On October 12th 1984 the Grand Hotel on Brighton seafront was bombed by the IRA. Their intention was to kill Margaret Thatcher and as many of her cabinet as they could. It was the closest any group of terrorists had come to achieving this since Guy Fawkes and his colleagues in 1605

Find out the truth behind the events

How did Mrs Thatcher escape unhurt?

How close did the IRA come to achieving their aims?

What evidence led to the arrest of Patrick Magee?

How did the police reconstruct the events leading up to the bombing?

What future plans did Patrick Magee have in the pipeline?

Why did the IRA want to murder Mrs Thatcher?

Did they really believe planting the bomb was a good idea?

This page was added by Paul Beaken on 27/04/2012.