§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the bomb incidents in County Armagh on 15 January in which three policemen were injured at Forkhill and commercial premises damaged in the city of Armagh.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsAt 1211 on 15 January an explosive device detonated behind the rear car of a two-vehicle Royal Ulster Constabulary mobile patrol south-west of Forkhill injuring three police officers, one seriously. Three civilians close to the scene were slightly injured, but none required hospital treatment. After the explosion, gunfire was directed at the patrol who fired back but claimed no hits. The explosive device was command-detonated.
At 1811 on 15 January a device in a car detonated outside the offices of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in Armagh. The device, estimated at 200 lb. of explosive, caused extensive blast damage to buildings in the area and slightly injured two RUC officers and four civilians. A warning was received by telephone at 1745 hours.
Police inquiries into both incidents are continuing.