Guildford pub bombings
| Guildford pub bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of The Troubles | |
| Location | 51°14′13″N 0°34′18″W / 51.237054°N 0.571753°W Horse & Groom pub; Seven Stars pub, Guildford, England |
| Date | 5 October 1974 20:30 – 21:00 (BST) |
| Target | British Army soldiers |
Attack type | Time bombs |
| Deaths | 5 (4 off-duty British soldiers and 1 civilian) |
| Injured | 65+ (30 seriously) |
| Perpetrator | Provisional IRA Provisional IRA's Balcombe Street Gang |
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated two 6-pound (2.7-kilogram) gelignite bombs at two pubs in Guildford, Surrey, England on 5 October 1974. The pubs were targeted that evening because they were popular with British Army personnel stationed at Pirbright barracks. Four soldiers and one civilian were killed. Sixty-five people were wounded.