A Donegal man is due to appear at the Old Bailey in London today, charged with the murder of 4 soldiers in the 1982 IRA bombing in London's Hyde Park.
John Downey is accused of being responsible for a car bomb that killed members of the Royal Household Cavalry.
The 61-year-old was arrested at Gatwick Airport on Sunday.
Victims
The men were killed in the explosion, which happened as they travelled on their daily route from their barracks to Buckingham Palace.
In all, 11 soldiers were killed in Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings that summer. Seven horses were also killed during the attacks.
Earlier this week, Sue Hemming, Head of Special Crime and Counter-Terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service, said Downey's arrest came after an investigation by The Metropolitan Police Service.
"It is alleged that Downey is responsible for the improvised explosive device contained in a car parked in South Carriage Drive, SW1, London which resulted in the deaths of four members of the Royal Household Cavalry, Blues and Royals, as they travelled on their daily route from their barracks to Buckingham Palace.
"Downey has been charged with the murders of Roy John Bright, Dennis Richard Anthony Daly, Simon Andrew Tipper and Geoffrey Vernon Young."
Downey, who was arrested at Gatwick Airport on Sunday, will also face a charge of intending to cause an explosion likely to endanger life when he appears at Westminster Magistrates' Court today.
The full charges are as follows:
John Anthony Downey, on the 20th day of July 1982, within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court murdered Roy John Bright, Dennis Richard Anthony Daly, Simon Andrew Tipper and Geoffrey Vernon Young. Contrary to common law.
John Anthony Downey, on the 20th day of July 1982, within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court unlawfully and maliciously did an act with intent to cause, by an explosive substance, an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life, or to cause serious injury to property. Contrary to s.3(1)(a) Explosive Substances Act 1883.
