Террористические акты в Лондоне (1939-1940)

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This is a list of incidents in London that have been labelled as "terrorism". It includes various bomb attacks and other politically driven violent incidents.

On 16 January 1939, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) launched a campaign of bombing and sabotage against the civil, economic, and military infrastructure of Britain. It was known as the S Plan or Sabotage Campaign. During the campaign, the IRA carried out almost 300 attacks and acts of sabotage in Britain, killing seven people and injuring 96. It petered out in early 1940.

16 January 1939: a bomb exploded outside the control room of a large power station. It created a large crater in the forecourt of the building. There were no casualties and the control station was reportedly undamaged. A second explosion damaged an overhead cable running from Grand Union Canal to Willesden Power Station. 17 January 1939: A bomb exploded at Williams & Deacons Bank, damaging gas mains. 4 February 1939: Two bombs exploded in the London Underground – one at Tottenham Court Road station and one at Leicester Square station. They were timed suitcase bombs stored in the left luggage rooms overnight. There were no deaths, although two people were wounded and severe damage was done to the stations. 9 February 1939: Two bombs exploded at King's Cross station. 2 March 1939: A bomb exploded on an aqueduct for the Grand Union Canal near Stonebridge Park. 23 March 1939: Five bombs exploded at different times during the day. Targets included telephone and gas installations, and the offices of the News Chronicle in Fleet Street. 29 March 1939: Two bombs exploded on Hammersmith Bridge. 31 March 1939: Seven bombs exploded in different parts of the city. 13 April 1939: Six bombs exploded in London and Birmingham. These had the appearance of being no more than trial explosions as all occurred in public lavatories. 24 June 1939: Several bombs exploded before or after a republican demonstration (under police protection) demanding the release of IRA volunteers. 24 June 1939: Bombs exploded at the London branches of the Midland Bank, Westminster Bank and Lloyds Bank. 26 July 1939: Two bombs exploded in the London Underground – one in the left luggage area of King's Cross station and one in the left luggage area of Victoria Station. In the King's Cross attack, one man was killed and two wounded. In the Victoria Station attack five were wounded.

6 February 1940: Two bombs exploded in mailbags at Euston Station. 23 February 1940: Two bombs exploded in the West End. The devices had been placed in litter bins. More than 20 people were wounded. 6 March 1940: A bomb was set off at Park Lane Bank and in King's Inn Road in London. 17 March 1940: There was an explosion near Paddington Town Hall. During the thirty year campaign, 50 people were killed in London. This includes 28 civilians, 15 soldiers and 5 police officers. Two IRA members were also killed. In many cases telephoned warnings were given about bombs due to explode, identified as genuine by the use of a code word. In some cases the warning gave the wrong location, or did not give enough time to evacuate the area. Hoax calls, intended to cause disruption, were often made.

With increased militancy in the Women's Social and Political Union in 1912, a bombing and arson campaign was started. Both some Suffragettes and the authorities talked of arson and bomb attacks as terrorism. Contemporary newspaper reports in the UK and in the US likewise spoke of "Suffragette Terrorism" in the UK. Modern scholarship has a range of views as to the applicability of the term "terrorism" to these events.

29 November 1912: Simultaneous suffragette attacks on post boxes occurred across the entire country using dangerous chemicals. In London, many letters burst into flames upon discovery at post offices. Paraffin and lit matches are also put in pillar boxes.

8 February 1913: Suffragette arson attack on the Orchid House at Kew Gardens. 19 February 1913: Suffragette bomb attack on Lloyd George's house, planted by Emily Davison. Significant damage was done to the building, but there were no injuries. 20 February 1913: Suffragette arson attack destroying the Tea Pavilion at Kew Gardens. Olive Wharry and Lilian Lenton were arrested at the scene and both imprisoned. 18 April 1913: A suffragette plot to blow up the grandstand at Crystal Palace football ground on the eve of the 1913 FA Cup Final is foiled. May 1913: Three London postmen are injured by their exposure to noxious substances the suffragettes purposely placed in pillar boxes. 7 May 1913: A bomb is planted by the suffragettes at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, but it is discovered. 10 May 1913: A suffragette bomb is discovered in the waiting room at Liverpool Street Station, covered with iron nuts and bolts intended to maximise damage to property or anyone in proximity. 14 May 1913: Three suffragette bombs are discovered in the third class carriage of a crowded passenger train arriving from Waterloo at Kingston, filled with nitro glycerine. 2 June 1913: Suffragette bomb discovered at the South Eastern District Post Office, London, containing enough nitroglycerin to blow up the entire building and kill the 200 people who worked there. 18 December 1913: The suffragettes bomb a wall at Holloway Prison in an attempt to free an inmate inside. Many houses near the prison were damaged or had their windows blown out by the bombs, showering some children with glass while they slept. One of the perpetrators of the attack was injured by the blast.

5 April 1914: A bomb exploded in St Martin in the Fields church in Trafalgar Square, London, blowing out the windows and showering passers by with broken glass. The explosion started a fire in the church. The suffragettes are responsible. The "Kilburn Battalion" of the IRA claimed responsibility for the explosion. The attack was later attributed to the Angry Brigade, it remains unclear who was responsible. 7 January 1981: A letter bomb sent to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was intercepted by a London postal worker. The Scottish Socialist Republican League claimed responsibility in a telephone call to a newspaper. 14 March 1982: 1982 bombing of the African National Congress headquarters in London: The London offices of the African National Congress were wrecked by an bomb which exploded against the rear wall at 9 am. Windows up to 400 yards away were broken. The caretaker, an ANC voluntary worker, who was sleeping in a flat above the offices, was injured. Nine former South African security policemen admitted to the attack at an amnesty hearing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Pretoria in 1999. 22 November 1982: A letter bomb was sent to Industry Secretary, Patrick Jenkin. It was intercepted by his secretary and made safe. The Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) claimed responsibility and said it was in retaliation for the partial closure of a steelworks in Motherwell. April 1985: The SNLA detonated a small bomb inside a Ministry of Defence building, causing significant damage to the property. 31 October 1985, Tony Lecomber, a right wing activist, was injured by a nail bomb that he was carrying to the offices of the Workers Revolutionary Party in Clapham. Police found 10 grenades, seven petrol bombs and two detonators at his home. He received a three year prison sentence. 6 December 1994: Edgar Pearce bombs six Barclays Bank branches throughout north and west London. Two members of staff were injured. 19 May 1995 to 20 April 1996: Edgar Pearce launches a series of 18 small bombings throughout London. One device at a Barclays Bank in Ealing on 20 April 1996 injured three people. 15 November 1997 to 17 March 1998: Edgar Pearce planted 11 devices near Sainsbury's stores throughout London. 17 to 30 April 1999: 1999 London nail bombings, David Copeland, a neo Nazi with paranoid schizophrenia, carried out nail bomb attacks over three weekends against ethnic minorities and gay people in Brixton, Brick Lane and the Admiral Duncan pub in Old Compton Street, killing three people, including a pregnant woman, and injured 139, four of whom lost limbs. Copeland was convicted and given six concurrent life sentences.