Original sentence: the bombings had been to cause financial damage.warnings were ignored by the British Army in order to cause civilian casualties that would discredit the IRA as part of a strategic policy
Edited sentence: However this is not widely deemed to be credible.the bombings were part of a concerted bombing campaign carried out by the Provisional IRA against purely military and economic targets.the warnings were ignored by the British Army to cause civilian casualties that would discredit the IRA