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Aintree Grand National cancelled due to bomb hoax

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The Aintree Grand National horserace in Liverpool was cancelled after bomb threats were issued by the PIRA, to be later revealed as a hoax.

Source Information

Elliott, S., and W.D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968-1999 (Belfast, Blackstaff 1999)