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BRITAIN GOES ON FESTIVE BOMB ALERT

... BRITAIN was put on bomb alert today as the third ‘letter device in less than 24 hours was found and detonated. Police have warned ful with new Christmas people to be extra care- mail. Explosives experts deto- nated the latest bomb in the arden of a.ho ...

Published: Tuesday 18 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 966 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

3hL3W\O3Q I More letter bombs found

... I More letter bombs found GOVERNMENT Minister Mr Richard Lloyd, deputy chair James Prior became the latest man of City bankers Hill target for letter bomb tenor- Samuel. Ut> yesterday. The bomb was discovered by A package addressed him his wile, Jennifer ...

Published: Saturday 22 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Probe launched a$ more letter bombs turn up

... called in the police and the package unopened The bombs made total of five this week A parcel bomb was delivered Sir William Mather, chairman of the Institute of Directors on Tuesday. Two other bombs went off sorting offices at Dover and Oerrards Cross ...

Published: Thursday 20 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 844 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

P BAN

... target for letter bomb terrorists A package addreséd to him at his was picked out by a sorting office worl Suffolk, early: It is the first time? fh the current bombs that a Government: Minis out by the bombers, believed to: be th Previous bombs this week: ha\ ...

Published: Friday 21 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 251 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MR ROBIN MICHIE

... an RAF spokesman said that aii the bombs used that day on the range had been accounted for None our bombs missing so this is a bit of a mystery us The explosives team have found no bits metal or anything *hat would bomb has been there, said Aberdeen and ...

Published: Saturday 08 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 141 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Glasgow

... found Christmas mail at Buchanan ly yards: from the Street precinct. icked with last minute anti-bomb Police : and officers ving Strath the Army’s bomb dis- unit at Edinburgh, into action. to- ice Sguare, which houses m inistry of Defence offices, was ...

Published: Monday 24 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 232 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

By DAVID STEELE

... being the nearer when the RAF team inspected the hole they conclßded .t could have been made by a smoke bomb Tne 1 aft-flying airtraft drop; practice bombs on target puoys on the range eslerday RAF Jaguars fr6rn ana Fills from LakenheathSuffolk were using ...

Published: Saturday 08 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 200 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BARRATT, AUCHNAGATT

... an imoressive war load beneath four wing pylons and a centre-line pylon, Weapons include cluster bombs, 1,000 Ib. retarded and freefall bombs and other bombs, rockets and missiles. 30 mm, cannon are carried internally. The most impressive feature of the ...

Colonel lakes up challenge

... object could a bomb comes a result of wartime bombing ir the area On April 21. 1943. part of nearby St Machar's Cathedral ■was damaged during Abet deen's worst air-raid Ninety-seven people were killed and 23S people injured when 31 tons of bombs were the city ...

Published: Thursday 27 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 653 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GIANT FOR BRITAIN

... investigating Warning , follows new letter bombs HOME Secretary, Mr William Whltelaw appealed yesterday for the “utmost vigilance as Britain faces a new letter-bomb crisis this Christmas. After a third bomb was discovered in the post yesterday, he warned ...

Published: Wednesday 19 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 764 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BaiawiDia i

... was the centre of their attention Apparently the hole could have been made by a smoke bomb Smoke bombs weigh about 281 b and carry minor explosive charge The bomb incident added urther fuel the long-running lumplamts by local people I'm lakiny no chance*: ...

Published: Saturday 08 December 1979
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 996 | Page: 1 | Tags: none