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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Police reinvestigation of Birmingham pub bombings has failed, families told

The 1974 Birmingham pub bombing victims.
The 1974 Birmingham pub bombing victims. Photograph: Birmingham Inquests/PA

The families of the 21 people killed in the Birmingham pub bombings have been told a police reinvestigation of the 1974 atrocities has failed and will lead to no criminal charges, the Guardian has learned.

The fresh disappointment led the bereaved families to accuse the authorities of a continuing cover-up and the government of disrespecting their suffering.

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