Hyde Park and Regent's Park Bombings - Aftermath

Aftermath

The IRA claimed responsibility for the attack by deliberately mirroring Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's words just a few months previously when Britain entered the Falklands War. They proclaimed that: "The Irish people have sovereign and national rights which no task or occupational force can put down". Reacting to the bombing, Thatcher stated that "These callous and cowardly crimes have been committed by evil, brutal men who know nothing of democracy. We shall not rest until they are brought to justice."

In 1987, Danny McNamee was sentenced to 25 years for the Hyde Park bomb despite McNamee pleading that he was innocent. In 1998, shortly after his release under the Good Friday Agreement, a judge overturned his conviction, deeming it "unsafe" because of withheld fingerprint evidence that implicated other bomb-makers.

Sefton, a horse that survived the Hyde Park bombing despite serious injuries became well-known due to the Horse of the Year Show where he was awarded Horse of the Year and his numerous television appearances.

A memorial marks the place of the Hyde Park explosion and the troop honours it daily with an eyes left and salute with drawn swords.