Devastation in 1996. IRA bombing of Canary Wharf
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Victims of the Libyan-backed IRA bombing of Canary Wharf 26 years ago were forgotten by the government in a rush to get trade deals with Colonel Gaddafi s regime when he was in power, MPs are being told.
Jonathan Ganesh, who was badly injured in the bombing of the Midland Bank s Canary Wharf HQ where he was a security guard, is giving evidence to a committee of MPs today (April 15).
Docklands Victims Association president Jonathan Ganesh with his dossier for MPs
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He is presenting a dossier on Docklands victims to the Northern Ireland affairs committee, which has been fighting for compensation as part of an ongoing campaign across the UK.
Published:
5:00 PM March 10, 2021
Midland Bank s former Canary Wharf HQ destroyed by IRA Semtex bomb in 1996
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MPs have summoned a government official to be quizzed over compensation for the families of victims of the Libya-IRA bombing in Canary Wharf 25 years ago.
They want to question William Shawcross - appointed in 2019 as UK Special Representative on all victims of Gaddafi-sponsored IRA terrorism - about a “supressed” government report on how to use Libyan funds held in London.
Security guard Jonathan Ganesh. rescued from Midland Bank bombing by IRA at Canary Wharf in 1996
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