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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd

Potential suspect for 1974 Birmingham pub bombings identified, say police

The scene outside the Mulberry Bush pub in  Birmingham, England, in November 1974.
The scene outside the Mulberry Bush pub in Birmingham, England, in November 1974. Photograph: AP

The chief constable of the West Midlands has said prosecutors have been asked to consider charges against a man for carrying out the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings in which 21 people died.

Sir David Thompson told the Guardian that he hopes someone will be brought to justice following an extensive and “active reinvestigation” with a potential suspect for “the actual bombings themselves” having been identified.

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