[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"event-plain-dublin-bus-bombings":3},"On December 1, 1972, two car bombs exploded in Dublin, at Eden Quay and Sackville Place, killing two men and injuring 131 people. These attacks occurred while Dáil Éireann was debating an an amendment to the Offences Against the State Act, aimed at introducing stricter measures against the Provisional IRA. It is believed the bombings were intended to influence the vote, which subsequently passed, granting special emergency powers. No group officially claimed responsibility, but loyalist paramilitaries, possibly the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), are suspected.",1789333841100]