It's pointless trying to rebuild it,' he said.The blast, which caused an estimated pounds 1bn of damage, shook buildings throughout the City and was heard up to six miles away.Police appealed for anyone who saw the dark blue Iveco/Ford tipper truck, registration number G430 OVT or G430 DVT, in Bishopsgate to telephone 0800 789 321.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Owen Kelly, the City of London police commissioner, said more people could be trapped in the wreckage and several are still missing. As the Princess stepped from her car and caught sight of this apparition she stopped and stared at me before quickly going inside.Why he was so close to the bomb is a question that still troubles me today. As a junior reporter keen to make his mark I was usually dispatched to where an IRA bomb had either gone off or was about to.One of her entourage asked why I was in such a state and I explained. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Sharing the full story, not just the headlinesThe Department of Trade and Industry, which is pushing legislation through Parliament to provide government backing for insurance claims from the victims of bomb attacks, said that legitimate requests for help from companies affected by yesterday's blast would be honoured, even though the Bill was not yet law.Witnesses said a car was in flames after the blast in Judd Street.And late last night there were two further explosions in the capital - in Judd Street, near King's Cross station, and at Manor House station, in north London. There is damage to the structure. A great bloke, a hardworking family man, who loved his flash cars, especially a bright red Alfa Romeo. No building within a 500-yard radius escaped unscathed.I was expecting a loud bang but instead there was a deep rumbling that seemed to go on for a long time. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Hospitals across London were on standby early today, but there were no initial reports of casualties.The Association of British Insurers said that, without state cover, its members would be 'extremely exposed' by the cost of the blast.The earlier City bomb, hidden in the back of a tipper truck, was described by Commander David Tucker, head of the anti-terrorist squad, as home-made with about a ton of fertiliser, similar to the one that devastated the Baltic Exchange a year ago, killing three people.Are you sure you want to delete this comment?Property company executives had already been in touch with the corporation with offers of alternative office accommodation. he asked.
Long before newspapers thought about the safety and wellbeing of journalists. I knew they would be devastated.A busy, harrowing day. There were unconfirmed reports that office workers were trapped in the basement of a building in Bishopsgate. By this time that morning's paper was already printed so I waited for first light when I got pictures of the forensic team removing the car.I went back to the picture desk in a daze and was about to knock off for the day when I was told that two minicabs hijacked by the IRA had exploded, one in Judd Street near King's Cross and the other in Finsbury Park. It had 'always been a possibility that the terrorists would return'.Are you sure you want to submit this vote?Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? I've never seen anything like it. No answer. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? Mr Henty is married with two young children.The injured yesterday included security guards, maintenance workers and passers-by, most of them cut by flying glass when the bomb exploded at 10.25am in Bishopsgate, near the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the 52- storey NatWest Tower.Police received eight telephone calls from people giving recognised IRA coded warnings that a blue tipper truck in Bishopsgate had been loaded with a bomb. He adored his wife and two young children. ONE PERSON died and at least 40 were injured yesterday as an IRA bomb exploded in the heart of the City of London, sending a plume of black smoke high over the capital. The rescue services worked until late last night searching the debris and damaged buildings for more bodies. Would I, could I, have kept Ed away from the bomb that instantly ended his life?" I knew he was dead. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Twenty five years is a long time, a long time without a devoted father and a husband. Mr Cassidy said temporary rehousing would be found for businesses needing it. And I needed to get there - fast.The ground had been vibrating for some time and, while this stopped, items that had been blown out of the tower block continued to fall.