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Birmingham blast

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The head of the IRA has given permission for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombers to be named at an inquest, jurors have been told.

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A car bomb in Birmingham city centre would have caused ‘‘very serious loss of life’’ if it had detonated fully, police said tonight.

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Chief Constable of the North's Police Service, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, has said that the dissident Real IRA are the chief suspects behind last night's car bomb in Birmingham.

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Police believe an Irish dissident group was responsible for a suspected bomb blast in Birmingham last night.

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