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Birmingham bombings recalled
The Birmingham Six - freed after 16 years |
The Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people died were recalled at a memorial service to mark the 25th anniversary of the atrocity.
The IRA attacks were one of the worst atrocities ever committed in England and sparked a wave of revulsion and anger which led to to draconian anti-terrorist measures.
A service to commemorate the victims of the bombings was held at the city's cathedral on Sunday.
21 people died when two bombs exploded at the Mulberry Bush pub at the foot of the city's Rotunda tower and the nearby Tavern in the Town, which were both both destroyed within minutes of each other on November 21, 1974.
Bombers never found
Six men - who became widely known as the Birmingham Six - were later convicted of the bombings, but were freed on appeal 16 years later.
The IRA said it carried out the attack, but the real bombers have never been prosecuted.
Bishop Peter Hall, who was the Rector of St Martin's in the Bull Ring Church at the time of the atrocities, addressed the service in St Philip's Cathedral.
Among those attending the event were people injured in the bombings, families of the dead, and emergency staff and people who helped in the aftermath.
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