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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. | 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. |
| Events in the town were starting at 1245 BST with performances by young people including the sea cadets. The concert starts at 1400 BST, and the parade gets under way at 1515 BST. |