2008 Exeter attempted bombing

2008 Exeter attempted bombing
A police van guards the Giraffe cafe and restaurant.
Location50°43′29″N 3°31′36″W / 50.7248°N 3.5267°W / 50.7248; -3.5267
Exeter, Devon, England
Date22 May 2008
12:50 (UTC+1)
TargetPrincesshay shopping precinct
WeaponNail bomb
Deaths0
Injured1 (the bomber)
PerpetratorNicky Reilly

The Exeter bombing was a failed bombing attempt that took place on 22 May 2008, at the Giraffe cafe and restaurant in Princesshay, Exeter, England. The bomber, Nicky Reilly (5 February 1986 – 19 October 2016), 22, from Plymouth, who was the only person injured, pleaded guilty on 15 October 2008 to launching the attempted suicide attack.

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