IRA Says It Was Behind Bombing

The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for bombing Britain’s army headquarters in Northern Ireland and demanded that London invite the IRA’s Sinn Fein political wing to peace talks. “The resolution of the conflict demands an inclusive negotiated settlement. This is not possible unless and until the British government faces up to its responsibilities,” the IRA said in a statement to Irish state broadcaster RTE. British Prime Minister John Major replied that in the wake of the bombing, “Sinn Fein have excluded themselves [from the talks] more clearly than ever.” Thirty-one people, including 20 soldiers, were injured in the twin car bombs.