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1179:, both of whom had already admitted the charge at an earlier hearing. The Hulme brothers were both jailed for 20 years; Maguire, who the judge said played "a major part in the bombing conspiracy", was sentenced to 22 years; McCormack, who the judge said had played the most serious part of the five, also received 22 years; and Hannan, who was 17 at the time of the incidents, was given 16 years' detention. 1139:
on the bomb with a bomb-disposal robot when it went off. Staff had already been evacuated after police received a coded warning that had been given to a London hospital and charity one hour before the explosion. There were no fatalities, though one
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city centre on 3 November 2001. Later in November, three men—Noel Maguire, Robert Hulme, and his brother Aiden Hulme—were arrested in connection with all three bomb attacks. They were convicted at the
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BBC cameraman Jon Brotherton caught the moment of the explosion and the resulting damage—which included numerous smashed windows in the front entrance—was seen as day broke.
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Between ten and twenty pounds (approximately 1.36 and 9.07 kilograms) of high explosives had been placed in a red
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Noel Maguire, Robert Hulme, Aiden Hulme, James McCormack and John Hannan
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The bomb was part of a Real IRA bombing campaign which included the
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on 9 April 2003, together with two other men—James McCormack, of
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2001 IRA terrorist attack on the BBC headquarters in London
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worker suffered cuts to his eye caused by glass debris.
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4 March 2001 BBC bombing
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Infobox civilian attack
considered for merging
Dissident Irish Republican campaign
White City, London
Coordinates
51°30′41″N 0°13′29″W / 51.5113°N 0.2248°W / 51.5113; -0.2248
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BBC Television Centre
Car bomb
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Dissident Irish republican campaign
1998 Banbridge bombing
Omagh bombing
2000 MI6 attack
2001 BBC bombing
2001 Ealing bombing
2001 Birmingham bombing
2006 Dublin riots
Massereene Barracks shooting
Murder of Stephen Carroll
2010 Newry car bombing
Palace Barracks bombing
Murder of Ronan Kerr
Murder of David Black
Bishop Street Courthouse bombing
Murder of Lyra McKee

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