#historyonleo #onthisday On February 9th 1996 Provisional IRA detonates bomb in London Docklands, ending 18-months ceasefire after British government demanded disarmament as condition for future negotiations to end The Troubles. The bomb causes 2 fatalities, 100 injuries and major damage. IRA member James McArdle was convicted in 1998 for his role in bombing, but released from prison in 2000 in accordance with Good Friday Agreement.