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| Birmingham pub bombings: Victim's sister calls for inquiry | Birmingham pub bombings: Victim's sister calls for inquiry |
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| A sister of one of the Birmingham pub bombing victims has started a petition for a public inquiry into the attack. | A sister of one of the Birmingham pub bombing victims has started a petition for a public inquiry into the attack. |
| Two bombs exploded in the Tavern in the Town and The Mulberry Bush pubs, killing 21 people, in November 1974. | Two bombs exploded in the Tavern in the Town and The Mulberry Bush pubs, killing 21 people, in November 1974. |
| Six men from Northern Ireland were jailed but their convictions were quashed in 1991. | Six men from Northern Ireland were jailed but their convictions were quashed in 1991. |
| Julie Hambleton wants a public inquiry to find out who was behind the blasts that killed her sister Maxine. | Julie Hambleton wants a public inquiry to find out who was behind the blasts that killed her sister Maxine. |
| Her e-petition is called 21 Reasons to Re-open the Birmingham Pub Bombings Inquiry and requires 100,000 signatures by 1 December 2012 for the issue to be debated in Parliament. | Her e-petition is called 21 Reasons to Re-open the Birmingham Pub Bombings Inquiry and requires 100,000 signatures by 1 December 2012 for the issue to be debated in Parliament. |
| The Court of Appeal ruled the convictions for the Birmingham Six were unsafe because they were based on unreliable forensic evidence and "confessions" obtained using violence. | The Court of Appeal ruled the convictions for the Birmingham Six were unsafe because they were based on unreliable forensic evidence and "confessions" obtained using violence. |
| No-one else has since been charged over the bombings. | No-one else has since been charged over the bombings. |
| West Midlands Police said in 2011 there were no formal plans to reopen the pub bombing investigations but "it would look at any fresh information that came to light". | West Midlands Police said in 2011 there were no formal plans to reopen the pub bombing investigations but "it would look at any fresh information that came to light". |
| Birmingham Selly Oak Labour MP Steve McCabe said he was "sceptical" about a public inquiry and thought it was "unlikely that would provide the answers". | Birmingham Selly Oak Labour MP Steve McCabe said he was "sceptical" about a public inquiry and thought it was "unlikely that would provide the answers". |
| He added: "They make an awful lot of money for lawyers and they don't always give you the outcome you're hoping for." | He added: "They make an awful lot of money for lawyers and they don't always give you the outcome you're hoping for." |
| But Mr McCabe added: "I don't see why it shouldn't be discussed in Parliament. A lot of things not quite as important are raised as a result of e-petitions." | But Mr McCabe added: "I don't see why it shouldn't be discussed in Parliament. A lot of things not quite as important are raised as a result of e-petitions." |
| The MP said he thought the family deserved "some sort of closure". | The MP said he thought the family deserved "some sort of closure". |