BRITISH AIRWAYS OFFICE HIT BY BOMB BLAST IN LONDON

Thanks for reminding us PO1 William "Chip" Nagel of the bad old days of bombs in London which were typically planted by the IRA. However in this case it may have been orchestrated by Libya
"April 24, 1968 — A predawn bomb blast damaged a British Airways office and other stores on London's busiest shopping street today, spraying glass into the street and igniting a fire. One passer-by was treated for shock.
American Airlines and American Express have counters in the Oxford Street office, but a Scotland Yard spokesman, Philip Powell, said British Airways appeared to be the target.
''If it had gone off after 9 A.M., for instance, there would have been an awful lot of people about and injuries to people would have been quite horrendous because there were large pieces of glass littering the streets,'' he said.
There was no indication whether the bomb had been set to go off at a time when few people were on the street or whether it had been set for a later time and gone off early. Scotland Yard declined to discuss any details of the bomb or who might have planted it. No Link to Libya Reported
Deputy Home Secretary Giles Shaw told the House of Commons there was no information linking the blast to Libya, which has vowed revenge against Britain and Washington for the United States air raid April 15 on 2 Libyan cities. Britain approved the use of United States planes based in England for the raid."