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  • Birmingham pub bombings 50 years on: 'Being caught in pub bombings affected my whole life'

    11/21/2024 5:39:45 AM PST · by RandFan · 1 replies
    BBC ^ | Nov 21 | Giles Latcham, Karen Hughes and Susie Rack
    A survivor of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings said she still carries the psychological scars of the atrocity 50 years on. Twenty-one people died in The Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town after a vague IRA warning gave inadequate time to evacuate. Another 220 people were injured. Robyn Tighe, who had just turned 19 when she was caught up in the blasts, told a new BBC documentary: "I’m a survivor with scars." Memorial services are being held in Birmingham on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the bombings, for which no-one has been held responsible. Although six men...