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| New Birmingham pub bombing suspects found, TV show claims | New Birmingham pub bombing suspects found, TV show claims |
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| Documentary makers claim to have identified two prime suspects in the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings. | Documentary makers claim to have identified two prime suspects in the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings. |
| The explosions at the Tavern in the Town and Mulberry Bush killed 21 people and injured 220. | The explosions at the Tavern in the Town and Mulberry Bush killed 21 people and injured 220. |
| One of the men named in the ITV Exposure programme, to be broadcast on Monday night, is the convicted IRA bomber James Francis Gavin, who has since died. | One of the men named in the ITV Exposure programme, to be broadcast on Monday night, is the convicted IRA bomber James Francis Gavin, who has since died. |
| In Hunt for the Birmingham Bombers, Gavin, a former British soldier, is alleged to have been one of the people who planted the bombs. | In Hunt for the Birmingham Bombers, Gavin, a former British soldier, is alleged to have been one of the people who planted the bombs. |
| The second suspect is shown being asked about his alleged role by the documentary makers outside a Belfast supermarket. He declined to comment and his lawyers told the programme: “Our client denies all the allegations … and does not intend to respond any further to the unfounded allegations you have made.” | The second suspect is shown being asked about his alleged role by the documentary makers outside a Belfast supermarket. He declined to comment and his lawyers told the programme: “Our client denies all the allegations … and does not intend to respond any further to the unfounded allegations you have made.” |
| The documentary will suggest the Crown Prosecution Service had examined the case against the suspect and concluded there was insufficient evidence to charge him. | The documentary will suggest the Crown Prosecution Service had examined the case against the suspect and concluded there was insufficient evidence to charge him. |
| A botched criminal investigation by West Midlands police immediately after the atrocity led to the jailing of the Birmingham Six, one of the most infamous miscarriages of justice in English legal history. Their convictions were quashed in 1991 after a long battle by campaigners, including the MP and journalist Chris Mullin. | A botched criminal investigation by West Midlands police immediately after the atrocity led to the jailing of the Birmingham Six, one of the most infamous miscarriages of justice in English legal history. Their convictions were quashed in 1991 after a long battle by campaigners, including the MP and journalist Chris Mullin. |
| Nobody else has been brought to justice for the attacks. | Nobody else has been brought to justice for the attacks. |
| Julie Hambleton, whose 18-year-old sister Maxine was killed and who leads the Justice4the21 campaign, told the programme: “What do I want? Me, personally, I want the bastards who killed my sister and the other 20 to be brought to justice, short and simple.” | Julie Hambleton, whose 18-year-old sister Maxine was killed and who leads the Justice4the21 campaign, told the programme: “What do I want? Me, personally, I want the bastards who killed my sister and the other 20 to be brought to justice, short and simple.” |
| She added: “We could have walked past him when we were in Belfast. When people ask you how’d you feel if you met them or saw them, you can never answer that question.” | She added: “We could have walked past him when we were in Belfast. When people ask you how’d you feel if you met them or saw them, you can never answer that question.” |
| The court of appeal ruled last week that a coroner had been right not to name any alleged perpetrators in fresh inquests. | The court of appeal ruled last week that a coroner had been right not to name any alleged perpetrators in fresh inquests. |
| The documentary will be broadcast at 10.40pm on Monday. | The documentary will be broadcast at 10.40pm on Monday. |
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