2001 Ealing bombing
On 3rd August 2001 the real IRA detonated a car bomb containing 45kg of explosives in Ealing, West London, injuring seven people. Debris caused by the bomb spread more than 200m (219 yards) given the size of the bomb it was fortunate they were not dealing with mass murder.
In November 2001, two men, Noel Maguire, and Aiden Hulme, were arrested in connection with the bomb attacks outside the BBC on 3 March 2001, in Ealing on 3 August and in Birmingham on 3 November. Their trial began in January 2003.