HC Deb 25 June 1979 vol 969 cc83-4W
Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many radio-detonated bombs were used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army during 1978 and 1979 to date; and how many were detonated from the Republic of Ireland.

Mr. Humphrey Atkins

A total of 20 explosive devices believed to have been initiated by radio control and attributable to the Provisional IRA were used in 1978. The corresponding figure for this year, up to 19 June, is 7. It is not possible to fix with certainty the exact point of detonation of these devices.

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