§ Mr. McManusasked the Minister of State for Defence (1) how many persons have been shot dead by the security forces in Northern Ireland since August, 1969;
367W(2) how many persons have been shot at and have been seen to fall by the security forces in Northern Ireland since August, 1969.
§ Mr. G. Johnson SmithI regret it is not possible to provide this information in the form requested, nor to provide it from August, 1969.
Reports available to me indicate that between 1st January, 1971, and 13th June, 1972, a total of 89 people suspected of being terrorists were known to have been killed, 62 known to have been wounded and 420 believed to have been killed or wounded.
Such casualties arose from a number of causes, including military gunfire, police gunfire and also various terrorist activities.