§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Minister of State for Defence under what circumstances the Army was called to the printing works of the Daily Mirror, Dun- 302W murry, Belfast, on Saturday, 17th July after an Irish Republican Army bomb explosion ; how the bomb was constructed ; how it was detonated and planted ; how many Irish Republican Army members took part in the operation ; how they were armed ; at what time the bomb exploded ; how soon afterwards the Army arrived on the scene ; what damage was caused ; if the area was sealed off ; what searcher were made ; and what arrests resulted.
§ Mr. G. Johnson SmithThere are no Army eyewitness reports of this raid. The estimate of the Army ammunition technical officer is that 20 to 50 lbs. of explosive were used, detonated by a fuse. Severe structural damage was caused.
The security forces quickly set up checkpoints, but I understand that no arrests have so far been made in connection with the incident.