Trial of Hyde Park bombing suspect collapses

The prosecution of Hyde Park bombing suspect John Downey has collapsed after a “reckless” error led to him being given a false assurance that he was not wanted by British police over the IRA attack, it can now be reported.

Trial of  Hyde Park bombing suspect collapses

The prosecution of Hyde Park bombing suspect John Downey has collapsed after a “reckless” error led to him being given a false assurance that he was not wanted by British police over the IRA attack, it can now be reported.

Families of the victims of the bloody 1982 attack, in which four soldiers died, said they felt “devastatingly let down” after the prosecution announced it would not appeal against the decision to throw out the case.

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