"The Admiral Duncan bombing was the third attack in two weeks targeting vulnerable minority communities in the capital. On April 17, a nail bomb targeting London's Black community exploded in Brixton, injuring 47 people."
"Andrea Dykes was 27 and pregnant. She was visiting the pub with her friend Nick Moore, 31, and her husband's best man John Light, 32. All three were killed in the blast."
"Both men have since passed away - Douglas died in 2017, while Morley was fatally attacked by a group of teenagers in 2004."
"There was a lot of disruption of the roads and some of the roads were closed and there was police tape towards the end of Old Compton Street. There was a certain eeriness about the scene."
On April 30, 1999, the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho was bombed, resulting in three fatalities and 79 injuries. The attack occurred during a bank holiday weekend, following two previous bombings targeting minority communities in London. Andrea Dykes, who was pregnant, and her friends Nick Moore and John Light were among the victims. Survivors included Thomas Douglas, who lost both legs, and pub manager David Morley, who later died in a separate attack. The bombing was part of a series of violent acts against vulnerable groups in the city.
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