§ 54. Captain Orrasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make a statement about the raid on the Royal 248W Inniskilling Fusiliers' depot at Omagh on 17th October; and whether he is satisfied that the security arrangements are now such as to ensure that no similar raid in the future would have any chance of success.
§ Mr. HeadYes. Early on the morning of 17th October an armed party of about 12 men raided this depot. Prompt and aggressive action was taken by the guard and the raiders fled, leaving some weapons behind. It is known that two of them were wounded. Nothing was taken from the depot and, although five of our men were hurt, I am glad to say that all are progressing satisfactorily. A subsequent search in conjunction with the police has led to the arrest of eight men.
One cannot guarantee that any future raid will fail but this incident is far from discouraging.