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London had been the target of a similar attack in 1991 when an IRA mortar shell was fired at 10 Downing Street and exploded during a cabinet meeting held by then Prime Minister John Major. Before the Real IRA's MI6 attack, Hammersmith Bridge was damaged by a small bomb blast in June 2000, resulting in the bridge requiring renovation. [4]
20 September 2000: 2000 MI6 attack: The SIS Building (commonly known as MI6 headquarters) in Vauxhall, Lambeth was attacked using a Russian-made RPG-22 anti-tank rocket. Striking the eighth floor, the missile caused superficial damage. The Anti-Terrorist branch of the Metropolitan Police attributed responsibility to the Real IRA.
In September 2000, the building was attacked by unapprehended forces using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank rocket, causing superficial damage. [20] The Metropolitan Police recovered the discarded rocket launcher at Spring Gardens park in Vauxhall, as well as finding remains of the rocket which had exploded against an eighth floor window. [21]
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Saunders was attacked and shot dead by two men on a motorcycle while driving through Athens traffic on his way to work at the British Embassy at 07:48 on 8 June 2000. 17 November (17N) claimed responsibility for the killing in a proclamation dated March 2000 and published in Eleftherotypia on 9 June 2000.
2001 Ealing bombing; L. 2007 London car bombs; M. 2000 MI6 attack; W. Wood Green ricin plot This page was last edited on 7 February 2022, at 21:42 ...
The FBI has recently made public several photos from the investigation inside the Pentagon after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The images, posted to the FBI's records vault, give a new look ...
One person died of their injuries and 35 were wounded in the attack. Police were investigating, but had not yet arrested any suspects. [7] Unknown October 12 17 (+2) 39: Aden, Yemen: USS Cole bombing: Suicide attack against the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole while it was docked. 17 American sailors and two attackers were killed. October 30 car ...