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* 1980, 30 April: [[Iranian Embassy siege]]: Six [[Iranian Arab]] gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in London and took hostages. The siege lasted for six days, until the hostages were rescued in a raid by the [[Special Air Service|SAS]] which was broadcast live on TV. Two of the hostages were killed, while the hostage-takers were all either killed or captured.
* 1981 January: Bomb inside RAF band barracks in RAF Uxbridge. A security patrol discovered the bomb surrounded by drums of petrol. The barracks were evacuated but the device exploded before the bomb disposal arrived. The blast was heard up to 2 miles away. There were two minor injuries.
* 1981, 10 October: The IRA detonated a bomb outside [[Chelsea Barracks]], London, killing two and injuring 39.
* 1981, 26 October: The IRA bombed a [[Wimpy Bar]] on [[Oxford Street]], killing [[Kenneth Howorth]], the [[Metropolitan Police]] explosives officer attempting to defuse it.
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===1990s===
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* 1990, 16 May: The IRA [[1990 Wembley bombing|bombed a minibus at an army recruitment centre]] in Wembley, London, killing one soldier and injuring four.
* 1990, 1 June: A British soldier was killed and two wounded in an IRA gun attack at [[Lichfield City railway station]], Staffordshire.
* 1990, 9 June: [[Honourable Artillery Company bombing]]: The IRA detonated a bomb at the Honourable Artillery Company's barracks in London, injuring 19.
* 1990, 26 June: [[Carlton Club bombing]]: The IRA bombed a London club for Conservative politicians, fatally wounding one and injuring 20.
* 1990, 20 July: [[London Stock Exchange bombing]]: The IRA detonated a bomb at the [[London Stock Exchange]] causing damage to the building but no injuries.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/20/newsid_2515000/2515667.stm IRA bombs Stock Exchange] On this Day report by the BBC.</ref>
* 1990, 30 July: [[Ian Gow]], Conservative [[Member of Parliament|MP]], was assassinated by the IRA when a booby trap bomb exploded under his car outside his home in [[East Sussex]].<ref>{{cite news|title=1990–92: Start of the talks process|date=18 March 1999|publisher=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/northern_ireland/history/69117.stm}}</ref>
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