The IRA used bicycle bombs twice in Northern Ireland and once at a British military facility in Germany.[1]
On 25 August 1939 an
IRA bicycle bomb exploded in
Coventry, killing five people. The bomb had been left in the basket of a bicycle.[2]
In 1979 a bomb exploded in package carried in a mailbag on a postman's bicycle in
Streatley,
Berkshire.
13 August 1994 Two bombs were planted in bags placed on bicycles in
Brighton and
Bognor Regis. The Bognor one detonated damaging shops but no casualties; the Brighton one was defused.[3]
No information is available on the bomb detonated at a British military installation in Germany.
On 8 August 1976, a member of the Parachute Regiment, Private Robert (Bob) Borucki, was killed by the explosion of a bomb planted inside a basket of a bicycle at
Crossmaglen. Borucki is buried in the cemetery in the village of Wales, near
Rotherham. A year later, a
sangar named after the soldier was built on the spot.[4] The facility was removed in the early 2000s as part of the
Belfast Agreement.
Sri Lanka
On 30 August 2001 a time bomb tied to a bicycle exploded in the coastal town
Kalmunai, killing two policemen and a bystander.
Pakistan
A bicycle bomb exploded in a suburb of
Quetta on 24 May 2004, wounding 15 police and militiamen traveling in a police truck.
Afghanistan
In
Kandahar in the main square at least 15 people were wounded by a bicycle bomb.[5]
In February 2006 in the city of
Kunduz as a result of a bicycle bomb two Afghans were killed and a German Bundeswehr soldier (from
ISAF) was injured.[6]
In
Kabul on 10 October 2006, a bicycle bomb exploded near a police bus, wounding 11 police officers and civilians.[7]
In the Iraqi city of
Baqubah according to the police at least 25 people were killed in a bicycle bombing on 26 June 2006.[8]
August 2009, a bicycle bomb explodes near a restaurant in
Baghdad killing two people.[citation needed]
India
In the Indian city of
Jaipur a series of
seven bomb blasts took place within a span of twelve minutes on 13 May 2008, killing at least 90 people and injuring hundreds more.
In
Ahmedabad, largest city of the state of
Gujarat, 45 were killed in a series of 17 blasts which took place within 1 hour on the evening of July 28, 2008.
Twin bomb blasts at Dilsukhnagar ( Hyderabad )on Feb 21st,2013, 18 Killed and 40 Injured.
Russia
On August 21, 2009, in
Grozny,
Chechnya, alleged suicide bombers approached police checkpoints on bicycles before blowing themselves up, killing and wounding several people.[9]
Gaza
On 19 May 2003 a 19 year-old
Hamas militant strapped explosives to the back of his bicycle in the
Gaza Strip and rode it alongside an Israeli Army vehicle, detonating it, killing himself and injuring 3 Israeli soldiers.[10]
Spain
On 28 June 2001, a parcel bomb planted by the
ETA on a bicycle exploded in
Madrid, injuring at least 10 people.[11]
^https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo. The bicycle was purchased on HP from Halfords and modified in a terraced house in Coventry. The bomb was a liquid explosive, in a bottle concealed in a book carried on the bicycle. The remains of the bicycle are in the Coventry Police's "Black Museum". Schrapnel from the blast is reported to have travelled over 2 miles /countdown_390828_mon_01.shtml
The IRA used bicycle bombs twice in Northern Ireland and once at a British military facility in Germany.[1]
On 25 August 1939 an
IRA bicycle bomb exploded in
Coventry, killing five people. The bomb had been left in the basket of a bicycle.[2]
In 1979 a bomb exploded in package carried in a mailbag on a postman's bicycle in
Streatley,
Berkshire.
13 August 1994 Two bombs were planted in bags placed on bicycles in
Brighton and
Bognor Regis. The Bognor one detonated damaging shops but no casualties; the Brighton one was defused.[3]
No information is available on the bomb detonated at a British military installation in Germany.
On 8 August 1976, a member of the Parachute Regiment, Private Robert (Bob) Borucki, was killed by the explosion of a bomb planted inside a basket of a bicycle at
Crossmaglen. Borucki is buried in the cemetery in the village of Wales, near
Rotherham. A year later, a
sangar named after the soldier was built on the spot.[4] The facility was removed in the early 2000s as part of the
Belfast Agreement.
Sri Lanka
On 30 August 2001 a time bomb tied to a bicycle exploded in the coastal town
Kalmunai, killing two policemen and a bystander.
Pakistan
A bicycle bomb exploded in a suburb of
Quetta on 24 May 2004, wounding 15 police and militiamen traveling in a police truck.
Afghanistan
In
Kandahar in the main square at least 15 people were wounded by a bicycle bomb.[5]
In February 2006 in the city of
Kunduz as a result of a bicycle bomb two Afghans were killed and a German Bundeswehr soldier (from
ISAF) was injured.[6]
In
Kabul on 10 October 2006, a bicycle bomb exploded near a police bus, wounding 11 police officers and civilians.[7]
In the Iraqi city of
Baqubah according to the police at least 25 people were killed in a bicycle bombing on 26 June 2006.[8]
August 2009, a bicycle bomb explodes near a restaurant in
Baghdad killing two people.[citation needed]
India
In the Indian city of
Jaipur a series of
seven bomb blasts took place within a span of twelve minutes on 13 May 2008, killing at least 90 people and injuring hundreds more.
In
Ahmedabad, largest city of the state of
Gujarat, 45 were killed in a series of 17 blasts which took place within 1 hour on the evening of July 28, 2008.
Twin bomb blasts at Dilsukhnagar ( Hyderabad )on Feb 21st,2013, 18 Killed and 40 Injured.
Russia
On August 21, 2009, in
Grozny,
Chechnya, alleged suicide bombers approached police checkpoints on bicycles before blowing themselves up, killing and wounding several people.[9]
Gaza
On 19 May 2003 a 19 year-old
Hamas militant strapped explosives to the back of his bicycle in the
Gaza Strip and rode it alongside an Israeli Army vehicle, detonating it, killing himself and injuring 3 Israeli soldiers.[10]
Spain
On 28 June 2001, a parcel bomb planted by the
ETA on a bicycle exploded in
Madrid, injuring at least 10 people.[11]
^https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo. The bicycle was purchased on HP from Halfords and modified in a terraced house in Coventry. The bomb was a liquid explosive, in a bottle concealed in a book carried on the bicycle. The remains of the bicycle are in the Coventry Police's "Black Museum". Schrapnel from the blast is reported to have travelled over 2 miles /countdown_390828_mon_01.shtml