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| Birmingham pub bombings: Coroner to rule on resuming inquests | Birmingham pub bombings: Coroner to rule on resuming inquests |
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| A coroner is due to rule on whether the inquest into the deaths of 21 people in the Birmingham pub bombings will resume. | A coroner is due to rule on whether the inquest into the deaths of 21 people in the Birmingham pub bombings will resume. |
| Hearings, opened days after the 1974 attacks, were not continued after the jailing of six men, whose convictions were later quashed. | Hearings, opened days after the 1974 attacks, were not continued after the jailing of six men, whose convictions were later quashed. |
| After the men's release in 1991 the families of those who died began a campaign to get the inquests heard. | After the men's release in 1991 the families of those who died began a campaign to get the inquests heard. |
| Coroner Louise Hunt, is expected to deliver her decision later. | Coroner Louise Hunt, is expected to deliver her decision later. |
| Birmingham pub bombings inquests: What we know | Birmingham pub bombings inquests: What we know |
| A total of 182 people were also injured in the bombings, on 21 November 1974 - then the worst terrorist atrocity on English soil. | A total of 182 people were also injured in the bombings, on 21 November 1974 - then the worst terrorist atrocity on English soil. |
| At 20:17 GMT, a device exploded in a duffel bag in the Mulberry Bush pub in the Rotunda, in the city centre, killing 10 people. | At 20:17 GMT, a device exploded in a duffel bag in the Mulberry Bush pub in the Rotunda, in the city centre, killing 10 people. |
| Pub bombers 'will not be jailed' | |
| Ten minutes later, a second bomb went off in the Tavern in the Town, leaving 11 more dead. | Ten minutes later, a second bomb went off in the Tavern in the Town, leaving 11 more dead. |
| The IRA was believed to have carried out the bombings, although responsibility has never been claimed. | The IRA was believed to have carried out the bombings, although responsibility has never been claimed. |
| West Midlands Police said the investigation is still open but there has not been enough evidence for a prosecution. | West Midlands Police said the investigation is still open but there has not been enough evidence for a prosecution. |
| Ms Hunt, the Birmingham and Solihull coroner, has reviewed a huge body of police evidence and heard submissions from the victims' relatives and other interested parties in February. | Ms Hunt, the Birmingham and Solihull coroner, has reviewed a huge body of police evidence and heard submissions from the victims' relatives and other interested parties in February. |
| She is expected to deliver her decision at Solihull Council house, during a hearing that is due to start at 10:00 BST. | She is expected to deliver her decision at Solihull Council house, during a hearing that is due to start at 10:00 BST. |
| Julie Hambleton, whose 18-year-old sister Maxine died in the attacks, said she was "cautiously optimistic" about the inquests resuming. | Julie Hambleton, whose 18-year-old sister Maxine died in the attacks, said she was "cautiously optimistic" about the inquests resuming. |