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The World - News from July 1, 1985

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Police investigating a suspected Irish Republican Army plot to bomb 12 British seaside resorts discovered that one of the explosions was set to coincide with a visit by Queen Elizabeth II, the Mail of London newspaper reported. It said that one of the suspected IRA bombs was to be planted in Brighton and set to explode July 19, the day the queen was scheduled to visit. Officials refused to comment on the report. Seven people are to appear in court today on bomb conspiracy charges linked to the alleged IRA plot.

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