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THE WEEK, Page 18WORLDAnother Cruel Yule
Terrorists ignite two explosions in Manchester and target London
Since the eruption of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland
23 years ago, Christmas in Britain has frequently brought the
distinctly unjoyous prospect of Irish Republican Army terrorism.
1992 is already part of that deadly tradition. At the height of
Thursday's morning rush hour, two bombs exploded in central
Manchester, injuring 64 people. Most of the victims were hit by
flying glass in the second blast after they had sought refuge
from the first near the city's Anglican cathedral. Police,
citing phoned messages, blamed the I.R.A.
The double hit in Manchester came one day after a foiled
bombing attempt in London. Police discovered and disarmed a
load of explosives hidden in a van parked in central London's
West End. It was the third I.R.A. attack that authorities have
managed to disrupt in the past two weeks, although last April
three people were killed in a spectacular bombing that caused $1
billion in damage to the financial district. In the Northern
Ireland capital of Belfast, meanwhile, 27 bystanders were
injured last week when panic broke out upon discovery of a bomb
hidden in a travel agency. Said Michael Mates, British security
minister for Northern Ireland: "It is a sad fact of life that it
is virtually impossible to deliver total protection."