Overview
- A small multi-faith service at South Quay DLR drew about 50 people, featured a minute’s silence and the release of two doves, and included London deputy mayor Joanne McCartney.
- Survivor Jonathan Ganesh said his campaign for accountability continues, with a London court hearing expected next month in a civil case naming Gerry Adams and seeking symbolic damages of £1.
- Gerry Adams has consistently denied IRA membership, and the civil action aims to test responsibility for IRA bombings in London rather than secure substantial compensation.
- Attendees and campaigners cited ongoing harm from the 1996 attack, noting lasting injuries, psychological trauma, and reports that two people affected by the blast later took their own lives.
- Reporting recapped that a 3,000lb lorry bomb augmented with Libyan Semtex killed Inam Bashir and John Jeffries, that James McArdle was convicted in 1998, and that his release after about two years under the Good Friday Agreement remains a source of grievance.