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The bomb in the Horse and Groom, thought to have been planted by a "courting couple" who have never been identified,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Tanya |title=Guildford pub bomb inquest: Device could have been planted by a 'courting couple' |work=BBC News |date=21 July 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-62122117 |access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref> detonated at 8:30 pm, killing a civilian, two members of the [[Scots Guards]] and two members of the [[Women's Royal Army Corps]]. The Seven Stars was evacuated after the first blast, and a second bomb exploded at 9:00 pm while the [[pub landlord]] and his wife searched the pub. The landlord sustained a fractured skull and his wife a broken leg, and five members of staff and one customer who had just stepped outside received less serious injuries.<ref>Steven P. Moysey - The Road To Balcombe Street: The IRA Reign of Terror in London p. 88</ref>
These attacks were the first in a year-long campaign by an IRA [[active service unit]] who became known as the [[Provisional IRA's Balcombe Street Gang|Balcombe Street Gang]] –
The bombings occurred only five days before the [[October 1974 United Kingdom general election]]. As all parties felt obliged to respond to the events, they contributed to the speedy and unchallenged passing of the [[Prevention of Terrorism Acts]] in November 1974.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
==The Guildford Four==
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