Relatives and loved ones of the victims of the London Docklands bombing held a memorial service yesterday to honour those killed and injured in the massive explosion.
IRA bombing survivors accuse ministers of raising false expectations by failing to publish report
The Shawcross report into compensation for Docklands victims was submitted last March, but is yet to be published
23 January 2021 • 9:00pm
Survivors of the 1996 Docklands bombing Ihsan Bashir (right) and Jonathan Ganesh next to a memorial plaque at the site where the bomb was placed
Credit: Geoff Pugh
Survivors of an IRA bombing in which Britons were murdered with Libyan-supplied Semtex have accused ministers of raising “false expectations” by failing to publish a report into compensation.
Two people died and more than 100 were injured in the London Docklands bombing on February 9, 1996.
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File image of office buildings in London’s Docklands which were bombed in 1996.
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THE UK GOVERNMENT has been pressed to “urgently release” a report into compensation for victims of IRA attacks linked to Libyan explosives.
Shadow Northern Ireland secretary of state Louise Haigh made the call on behalf of victims of the 1996 Docklands bombings in London.
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By Julian O Neill
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image captionMuammar Gaddafi supplied weapons, including Semtex explosives, to the IRA during the Troubles
The government is facing a new call to release a report on compensation for victims of IRA attacks in which weapons supplied by Libya were used.
It has, so far, not published the report it received in May 2020.
Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Louise Haigh has said an intolerable delay has left victims feeling abandoned .
The Labour MP said the report, authored by government-appointee William Shawcross, should be released urgently.
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has previously warned it could use powers to compel the government to make it public.