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Terrorist Activities

Volume 955: debated on Thursday 3 August 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many terrorist bomb explosions there have been in Northern Ireland since the February general election in 1974 until the latest convenient date.

Between 1st March 1974 and 31st July 1978 there were 2,278 explosions in Northern Ireland.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have died as a result of the terrorist campaign in Northern Ireland since the General Election of February 1974 to the latest convenient date; how many have been injured in the same period; and, of the dead and injured, how many are soldiers, members of the Ulster Defence Regiment, members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve, civilians and terrorists.

The information is as follows:

1st March 1974 to 31st July 1978
DeathsInjuries
Civilians7036,959
RUC441,023
RUC'R'25
Regular Armed Forces751,009
UDR4578
Total8929,069
Figures for terrorists are not recorded separately and are thus included in the totals for civilians.