At this exact moment 20 years ago, the third of three nail bombs in two weeks exploded in London. The Admiral Duncan was deliberately targeted in a homophobic hate crime. Three people lost their lives and many more were injured. The attack followed on from two others, in Brixton and Brick Lane, which targeted black and Bangladeshi people.
The racist, homophobic murderer was arrested shortly after and eventually sentenced to life imprisonment.
The BBC has interviews with some of the survivors.
Liberal Democrat London Mayoral Candidate Siobhan Benita summed up her feelings in this tweet:
Today, 20 years on, we remember everyone killed or injured in the horrific London nail bombings.The senseless attacks were driven by racism and homophobia. We must all stand united against such hatred where it sadly remains evident today. #AdmiralDuncan https://t.co/Xqe36CKpRl
— Siobhan Benita 🇺🇦🌻 (@SiobhanBenita) April 30, 2019
There is so much more to do to eradicate racism and homophobia from our society.
Tonight people are gathering at the Admiral Duncan pub to remember those killed and injured in all the attacks.
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The most poignant aspect of the site here is these kinds of posting.
Well done to LDV.
Thoughts with the victims families and their loved ones involved.
Affinity and regards to the LGBT members of our country and in other parts of our planet far and wide yet victims of discrimination and victimisation.
I do wish when politicians cloak themselves in these sorts of events/anniversaries they would respect the fact that there might be people who just want to move on and remember in a private way. I was an advice worker with people with dementia in Brixton
in 1999 and our office was damaged by the nail bomb which detonated two doors down. Electric Avenue bounced back and I wonder just how helpful it is to dredge it all up again for political publicity.