London nail bombs

May 2021

Far-right attack inevitable, warns informant who identified London nail bomber
Undercover agent who identified 1999 attacker says police are failing to keep pace with online spread of extreme ideology
23 May 2021 07.15 BST

Nail bomber trapped by fake penpal
Lovely Belinda Cannon, a curvy blonde with 'shining blue eyes', a 'perfect' wide smile and a bright, bubbly personality, couldn't help it. She had fallen madly in love with the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe. She sent a torrent of letters, each signed off with 'big juicy hugs', to his secure ward in Broadmoor Hospital. Sutcliffe replied with equal enthusiasm, detailing what he would love to do if only he and Belinda could be alone together.
2 Jul 2000 00.59 BST

Bomber admits Soho killings
A man who planted three nail bombs around London last year yesterday admitted killing three people who were caught in the final blast at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho.
25 Feb 2000 01.18 GMT

Rebuilding John Bull
Shaun Woodward
It is incomprehensible that in 1999 we should have difficulty encouraging and living with, not just tolerating, diversity. What is there to be afraid of? Extremists planted nail bombs targeting London's minority groups in Soho, Brixton, and Brick Lane. Three were murdered. More than 110 were injured. Why were they the target? Because they are regarded as minority groups, not individuals fully integrated into a diverse British society.
18 Dec 1999 17.04 GMT

Soho bomb survivor commemorates dead as 'queer nation' marches on
4 Jul 1999 23.43 BST
Hardline gays attack 'dumbed down' festival
3 Jul 1999 02.27 BST

Race hate police hold man at airport
A man who was being hunted by detectives investigating the nail bomb explosions in London earlier this year was arrested yesterday shortly after flying to Britain from the US.
25 Jun 1999 17.08 BST

'It is an attack on us all'
Tony Blair yesterday delivered a powerful condemnation of the three London nail bombs, declaring that any attack on a single community was an attack on Britain as a whole.
3 May 1999 17.08 BST
'It is an attack on us all'
Tony Blair yesterday delivered a powerful condemnation of the three London nail bombs, declaring that any attack on a single community was an attack on Britain as a whole.
3 May 1999 17.07 BST
'It is an attack on us all'
Tony Blair yesterday delivered a powerful condemnation of the three London nail bombs, declaring that any attack on a single community was an attack on Britain as a whole.
3 May 1999 03.31 BST