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Birmingham pub bombings: MPs back calls for public inquiry

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Twenty-one people were killed and 220 injured in the IRA bombings at the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town on 21 November 1974 .

Six innocent men, known as the Birmingham Six , served more than 16 years in prison for the atrocity.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said a decision on an inquiry would be made as soon as possible.