Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Birmingham bomb arrest man released

- BY JOSH PAYNE

A MAN held in connection with the murders of 21 people in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings has been released.

The arrest on Wednesday came just d ay s b efore the 46th anniversar­y of the two deadly November 21 blasts which ripped apart the Mulberry Bush and Tavern In The Town pubs.

The 65-year-old was arrested at an address in Belfast by detectives f r o m We st Mi d l a n d s Police assisted by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

West Midlands Police said he was interviewe­d under caution at a police station in Northern Ireland but was released after a search of his home was carried out.

 ??  ?? ATROCITY Attack in 1974
ATROCITY Attack in 1974

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United Kingdom