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New Netflix documentary Nail Bomber: Manhunt revisits the 1999 London bombings and interviews the man who identified the culprit, David Copeland, to the authorities.
Nail Bomber: Manhunt delves into a spate of white supremacist terrorist attacks in 1999 that sent shockwaves through the country
Advertisement At just 22 years of age, he prompted terror in April 1999 when he detonated three homemade nail bombs in London, one in Brixton Market, one in Brick Lane in the East End, and the final bomb at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho. His bombs killed three people and injured 140. Following the third nail bomb on Friday, 30th April 1999, Copeland was arrested by police and charged with murder. He confessed to the crimes, and attempted to plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. His plea was not accepted – in part because of letters h...