Other notable cases · 1974 · 1970s

Guildford Pub Bombings

In October 1974 IRA bombs exploded in two pubs in Guildford, killing five people and injuring dozens. The wrongful conviction of the Guildford Four became one of Britain's most notorious miscarriages of justice; the real bombers were never brought to trial.

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