§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the explosion at the Woodvale Arms, Shankill Road, Belfast, on 17th June, 1972.
§ Mr. David HowellAt 7.59 a.m. on 17th June, 1972, a warning telephone call was received that there was a bomb in a car outside the Woodvale Arms, Shankill Road, Belfast. Houses in the vicinity were evacuated. At 8.21 a.m. the bomb, estimated to contain between 150 and 200 lb. of explosives, went off demolishing the premises, extensively damaging several nearby properties and breaking glass over a wide area. Eighteen people were treated in hospital for shock and minor injuries.