§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for East Londonderry (Mr. Ross) of 4 February 1999,Official Report, columns 698–702, if she will set out the circumstances of the deaths in 1998 due to the security situation. [74009]
§ Mr. IngramOf the 17 deaths attributed to loyalists: three were the Quinn children, who died as a result of a petrol bomb attack upon their home; one was a police officer, who died as a result of injuries received in a blast bomb attack; one person was murdered by Loyalist prisoners whilst on remand for terrorist offences; and the remaining twelve victims all died as a result of shooting incidents.
Of the 37 deaths attributed to Republicans, twenty-nine were as a result of the Omagh bombing and eight died as a result of shooting incidents.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if she will list for the week ended 27 February the number of(a) punishment beatings and (b) punishment shootings which took place in Northern Ireland indicating how many in each category were committed by (i) Loyalist and (ii) Republican groups; [75270]
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§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments is as follows:
(2) if she will list for the week ended 27 February the number of violent incidents involving paramilitary groups which took place in Northern Ireland and indicate how many involved (i) Loyalist and (ii) Republican groups. [75269]
§ Mr. IngramThe numbers of security incidents during the period 21 February-27 February are shown.
- Shooting incidents: Nil
- Bombing incidents: One.
The numbers of casualties as a result of paramilitary-style attacks during the period are as follows:
Loyalist Republican Assaults 2 1 Shootings 0 0 Total 2 1 Notes:
1.Figures may be subject to minor amendment in the light of further information becoming available
2.The bombings cannot as yet be attributed to a grouping