Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by month the numbers of persons killed, the number injured, the explosions which took place, the shooting incidents known to the security forces, and the robberies of public and bank funds since 1st August 1969 in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th July 1976; Vol. 915, c.45],circulated the following:
It would take a disproportionate amount of time to provide the details requested by month. The following figures by year are readily available:
circumstances the Rambler's Inn was attacked by gunmen; how many terrorists were engaged in this attack; how many persons were murdered; how many were wounded; and what were the nature of these wounds;
(2) what type of weapons were used by the terrorists in their attack on the Rambler's Inn, Antrim; how many bullets were fired; how long after the attack the RUC arrived on the scene; and what arrests have been made.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th July 1976; Vol. 915, c367]circulated the following:
At 10.55 p.m. on 2nd July, two gunmen, one armed with a sub-machine gun and the other with a handgun, entered the Rambler's Inn, and fired between 15 99W and 20 shots. Four people were killed and five were seriously injured. The two gunmen escaped by car. The RUC received its first report of the shooting at 11.03 p.m. and one police patrol car arrived at 11.08 p.m. and a second at 11.11 p.m.
No arrests have yet been made, but police investigations into the incident are continuing.