Man Arrested Over 1996 Bombing of Manchester by Provisional IRA

An Irish Republican Army (IRA) sniper warning sign overlooking the Bogside area of Derry in Northern Ireland on April 20, 2019. Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images

Greater Manchester Police have arrested a man in connection with the bombing of the city centre in 1996, which was claimed at the time by the Provisional IRA.

He was arrested at Birmingham Airport on Thursday night on suspicion of terrorist offences.