page_title: 2008 Exeter attempted bombing
section_title: Thursday 22 May 2008
hierarchical_section_title: 2008 Exeter attempted bombing / Attack / Timeline / Thursday 22 May 2008
caption_attribution_description: OpenStreetMap cut-out (or derivative work based on it): without further descriptionThis cut-out may be incomplete, and may contain errors, or may be obsolete. Don't rely solely on it for navigation. Seek for the present state in original context on the OpenStreetMap wiki page A street map showing the location of the Exeter bomb and the roads closed around it.
context_page_description: The Exeter bombing was a failed bombing attempt taking place on 22 May 2008, at the Giraffe cafe and restaurant in Princesshay, Exeter, United Kingdom. Nicky Reilly, 22, from Plymouth, pleaded guilty on 15 October 2008 to launching a failed suicide attack. The attacker was the only person injured.
context_section_description: 10.20 am Nicky Reilly boards a double-decker Stagecoach bus number X38 in Bretonside bus station in Plymouth bound for Paris Street, Exeter.
  12.05 pm Reilly arrives in Exeter.
  12.50 pm Police and ambulance services receive calls from members of the public reporting that a man has been injured in an explosion at the Giraffe cafe and restaurant in Princesshay.
  1pm A 100 m cordon is established and police begin to evacuate the area.
  1.40 pm Police confirm it is believed an explosion has occurred.
  2pm The injured man is taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
  2.20 pm Bomb disposal officers arrive at the scene with sniffer dogs.
  3pm The city centre, including Princesshay, the High Street, Paris Street and part of Sidwell Street, is cordoned off and evacuated by police.
  3.25 pm Police confirm that a man is in custody following the explosion.
  4.15 pm Bomb disposal experts prepare to enter the Giraffe restaurant. Police reveal they have been called to three other reports of suspicious devices in the city centre – at Primark, McDonald's and on a bicycle – but all have been found to be false alarms.
  5.15 pm Forensic officers begin to examine the Giraffe restaurant after bomb disposal experts declare the scene safe.
  6.50 pm Police reveal two devices have been found, one of which exploded and another that was made safe.
  7pm A phased lifting of the cordons begins and workers are allowed to return to shops and offices within the exclusion zone to collect their belongings, six hours after they were evacuated. Motorists are also able to retrieve their cars from the car parks in Princesshay and Southernhay.
caption: A map showing the location of the bomb and road closures
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