Operation Cannon
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Operation Cannon was the large-scale police investigation launched to identify and apprehend those responsible for the 1996 IRA bombing in Manchester.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Cannon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7265073 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Cannon Context triple: [1996 Manchester bombing, policeOperationName, Operation Cannon]
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A.
Operation Spring
Operation Spring was a Canadian-led World War II offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing key positions south of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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B.
Operation Arsenal
Operation Arsenal was a famed World War II underground mission by Polish resistance youth to rescue prisoners from Nazi custody in occupied Warsaw.
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C.
Operation Opera
Operation Opera was a 1981 Israeli Air Force airstrike that destroyed Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor to prevent Saddam Hussein’s regime from developing nuclear weapons.
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D.
Operation Hastings
Operation Hastings was a major 1966 U.S. Marine Corps offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at blocking North Vietnamese Army forces infiltrating into South Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province.
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E.
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt was the 1976 Israeli commando raid on Entebbe Airport in Uganda to rescue hostages from a hijacked Air France flight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Cannon Target entity description: Operation Cannon was the large-scale police investigation launched to identify and apprehend those responsible for the 1996 IRA bombing in Manchester.
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A.
Operation Spring
Operation Spring was a Canadian-led World War II offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing key positions south of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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B.
Operation Arsenal
Operation Arsenal was a famed World War II underground mission by Polish resistance youth to rescue prisoners from Nazi custody in occupied Warsaw.
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C.
Operation Opera
Operation Opera was a 1981 Israeli Air Force airstrike that destroyed Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor to prevent Saddam Hussein’s regime from developing nuclear weapons.
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D.
Operation Hastings
Operation Hastings was a major 1966 U.S. Marine Corps offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at blocking North Vietnamese Army forces infiltrating into South Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province.
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E.
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt was the 1976 Israeli commando raid on Entebbe Airport in Uganda to rescue hostages from a hijacked Air France flight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal investigation
ⓘ
police investigation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| cooperatingAgency |
British security services
ⓘ
linked to:
British intelligence
UK counter-terrorism units ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eventInvestigated |
1996 Manchester bombing
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Manchester city centre bombing ⓘ
linked to:
1996 Manchester bombing
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| hasCause | 1996 IRA bombing in Manchester ⓘ |
| investigatingAuthority | Greater Manchester Police ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Greater Manchester Police ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementAgency | Greater Manchester Police ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ Manchester ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| name | Operation Cannon ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest criminal investigations conducted by Greater Manchester Police ⓘ |
| purpose |
apprehend perpetrators of the 1996 Manchester bombing
ⓘ
identify perpetrators of the 1996 Manchester bombing ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Northern Ireland conflict
ⓘ
linked to:
The Troubles
Provisional Irish Republican Army campaign in England ⓘ
linked to:
Provisional IRA bombing campaign
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| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| startTime | 1996 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | media coverage in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| target |
IRA bombing suspects
ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeInvestigated |
bombing
ⓘ
terrorism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Cannon Description of subject: Operation Cannon was the large-scale police investigation launched to identify and apprehend those responsible for the 1996 IRA bombing in Manchester.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.