HC Deb 21 February 1973 vol 851 cc124-5W
Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of shootings, bombing incidents and killings in the past four months; and what estimate he has made of the extent to which Roman Catholic and Protestant militancy, respectively, was responsible.

Mr. David Howell

The information requested in the first part of the Question is as follows:

Shootings Explosions Deaths
1972
October 812 98 40
November 634 82 20
December 729 57 34
1973
January 678 57 17

It is impossible to give a meaningful estimate of the extent to which Protestant or Catholic militancy was responsible for these crimes.

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