§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the Irish Republican Army bomb blast at Courtaulds, Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, on Monday, 1st May; what injuries were caused; what damage was done; and what arrests were made.
§ Mr. David Howell:On Monday, 1st May, between 1.3 p.m. and 1.25 p.m., eight bombs each of 10 to 20 lb. exploded in the Courtaulds factory in Carrickfergus. One man was killed and 15 people were injured, six of whom were detained in hospital. The most serious damage was to the polyester fibre complex. The police received an anonymous telephone call at 1 p.m. saying there was a bomb in the factory canteen; in fact no explosion occurred there. No arrests have yet been made.