Britain: Once More, Terror in the Streets

In a new campaign, I.R.A. bombs kill three in London

IF YOU SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS:KEEP CALM KEEP CLEAR DON'T TOUCH PHONE THE POLICE—DIAL 999

Travelers at London's Victoria Station eyed the police posters, stray bags and packages, and each other, then warily went about their business last week. On busy central London shopping streets, young bobbies stopped shoppers at random and asked to look at their packages and shopping bags. Big department stores were also making random searches of customers' parcels and pockets. Once again the I.R.A. was exploding bombs in London in random acts of terror.

After a telephone...

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