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| Concert to remember IRA bomb dead | Concert to remember IRA bomb dead |
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| Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend a concert later to remember the victims of an IRA bombing in Kent, nearly 20 years after the outrage. | Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend a concert later to remember the victims of an IRA bombing in Kent, nearly 20 years after the outrage. |
| Eleven Royal Marine musicians were killed in the explosion at Deal barracks on 22 September 1989. More than 20 others were injured. | Eleven Royal Marine musicians were killed in the explosion at Deal barracks on 22 September 1989. More than 20 others were injured. |
| Two Royal Marine bands from Portsmouth are scheduled to perform at the event. | |
| There will also be a march-past at the site of the bombing, where a minute's silence will be observed. | There will also be a march-past at the site of the bombing, where a minute's silence will be observed. |
| The 15lb (7kg) device flattened a three-storey accommodation block and caused widespread damage to nearby civilian homes. | The 15lb (7kg) device flattened a three-storey accommodation block and caused widespread damage to nearby civilian homes. |
| No-one has ever been convicted over the deaths. | No-one has ever been convicted over the deaths. |
| 'Soft targets' | 'Soft targets' |
| Lt Col Woody Page, of the Royal Marines at Naval Command Headquarters in Portsmouth, said: "This was an abysmal crime and it's only right and proper that 20 years on the deaths of the Royal Marines are commemorated. | Lt Col Woody Page, of the Royal Marines at Naval Command Headquarters in Portsmouth, said: "This was an abysmal crime and it's only right and proper that 20 years on the deaths of the Royal Marines are commemorated. |
| "It demonstrates to the community of Deal our thanks for their enduring support and moreover to the families of those fallen Royal Marines that they will never be forgotten." | "It demonstrates to the community of Deal our thanks for their enduring support and moreover to the families of those fallen Royal Marines that they will never be forgotten." |
| Labour MP for Dover and Deal Gwyn Prosser said: "It was the fact they were held in such high regard that shocked people to the quick. | Labour MP for Dover and Deal Gwyn Prosser said: "It was the fact they were held in such high regard that shocked people to the quick. |
| "They were such soft targets. They were not armed personnel, they had no real security, they were just musicians." | "They were such soft targets. They were not armed personnel, they had no real security, they were just musicians." |
| The Royal Marines School of Music relocated from Deal to Portsmouth in April 1996. | The Royal Marines School of Music relocated from Deal to Portsmouth in April 1996. |
| A housing development is now located on the site of the explosion, along with a memorial garden. | A housing development is now located on the site of the explosion, along with a memorial garden. |