On 3 August 2001 the Real IRA detonated a car bomb containing 45kg of explosives at a bus stop in Ealing Broadway, West London, England injuring seven people. Debris caused by the bomb spread more than 200m (219 yards). [1] , Ealing is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Ealing Broadway is a National Rail and London Underground station, in Ealing in west London. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... ... For other uses, see Car bomb (disambiguation). ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Organization stubs | Terrorist organizations in Northern Ireland | Rebellion ... For other uses, see Car bomb (disambiguation). ... , Ealing is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

The explosion happened just seconds after midnight (Which accounts for the fact that some reports of the incident say that it happened on 2 August) as hundreds of young people were leaving pubs and clubs. is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Apart from the damage caused directly by the explosion, further extensive damage to property in the adjacent Ealing Broadway shopping centre was caused by flooding arising from the water main under the car bomb being ruptured.

In November 2001, three men, Noel Maguire, Robert Hulme and his brother Aiden Hulme, were arrested in connection with three bomb attacks in the UK.

• The first being outside the BBC on 4 March 2001 (See 4 March 2001 BBC bombing)
• The second in Ealing broadway on 3 August 2001 and
• The third in Birmingham on 3 November 2001.

They were all later convicted at the Old Bailey on 8 April 2003. Robert and Aiden Hulme were each jailed for twenty years. Noel Maguire, who the judge said played "a major part in the bombing conspiracy", was sentenced to twenty two years. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... BBC News coverage revealed the extent of the damage to the front of the building from the bomb. ... , Ealing is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Birmingham (pron. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Old Bailey. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Two other men, James McCormack, of County Louth, and John Hannan, of Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, had already admitted the charge at an earlier hearing. James McCormack, who played the most serious part of the five, the judge said, was jailed for twenty two years. John Hannan, who was seventeen at the time of the incidents, was given sixteen years detention. Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dundalk Code: LH Area: 820 km² Population (2006) 110,894 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Enniskillen Area: 1,691 km² Population (est. ...

See also

• List of terrorist incidents (Worldwide)
• List of terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom
• List of London bombings

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External links

• Report on the incident by the BBC
• A second report on the incident by the BBC
• Report on the Real IRA bombers that caused the Ealing bombing being jailed by the BBC
• Report from the Scotsman on the real IRA bombers being convicted