page_title: Caterham Arms pub bombing
hierarchical_section_title: Caterham Arms pub bombing
caption_attribution_description: English: The Village Inn, Caterham This public house was formerly called the Caterham Arms, and it was a place of resort for soldiers based in the nearby Coldstream Guards barracks. On 28 September 1973, the IRA detonated a device in the pub, with the intention of killing British soldiers, but fortunately all present escaped with their lives.
context_page_description: On 27 August 1975 a Provisional IRA bomb exploded without warning at the Caterham Arms public house in Caterham, Surrey, England. There were no fatalities but 33 people were injured, some severely. Two off-duty soldiers lost their legs as a result of the bombing.
context_section_description: On 27 August 1975 a Provisional IRA bomb exploded without warning at the Caterham Arms public house in Caterham, Surrey, England. There were no fatalities but 33 people were injured, some severely. Two off-duty soldiers lost their legs as a result of the bombing.
caption: The Caterham Arms in 2009
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