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Mr. William Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table to show, for each year since 1968 to the latest available date, the number of terrorist explosions which took place in Londonderry city and the number of bombs defused; how many in each were on (1) the west bank, (2) on the east bank of the River Foyle and (3) how many were in commercial or retail premises.
Dr. Mawhinney
The information in the precise form requested is not readily available. However, the following table gives details from 1983 to June 1991 broken down in police sub-divisions in the Londonderry area.
| Bomb attacks in Londonderry area 1983 to 30 June 1991 | ||
| Police sub-divisions | ||
| Strand road | Waterside | |
| All incidents1 | 175 | 57 |
| Explosions | 139 | 38 |
| Defusings | 109 | 47 |
| Commercial incidents2 | 17 | 5 |
| Explosions | 14 | 8 |
| Defusings | 3 | 11 |
| 1 One incident may include more than one explosion and/or more than one defusing. | ||
| 2 Commercial attacks are included in the "all incidents" figure. | ||