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What it bomb disposal man

... What it bomb disposal man my death. My previous job was as a staff officer. I had nevr dealt with terrorist devices before and my knowledge of them was precisely nil. But Patrick will not accept that bomb disposal is particularly dangerous. Dealt with ...

Published: Tuesday 20 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 94 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

g Two hurt in Rhodesian bomb raid

... in Rhodesian bomb raid TWO people were injured in the Rhodesian bombs raid on nationalist guerrilla camps near the southern Zambian town of Livingstone on Saturday, the semi-official Lusaka Sunday Times newspaper said yesterday. The bombs, aimed at refugee ...

Published: Monday 19 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 131 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Yeovil bombings `definitely not work of Provos ' PROVISIONAL IRA involvement in yesterday's bombings of a small ..

... Yeovil bombings `definitely not work of Provos ' PROVISIONAL IRA involvement in yesterday's bombings of a small English market town was ruled out by police today. Despite an alleged claim by the Provos in Dublin that the bombings in Yeovil, Somerset, ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 418 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Bombings probe: police hunt Irish man with limp

... Bombings probe: police hunt Irish man with limp POLICE investigating the London car bombings before Christmas have appealed for information about a tall, fair-haired Irishman named Gerry who may walk with a limp, and a car he used. Commander Duffy said: ...

Published: Friday 02 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 803 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Provos launch bomb blitz on school buses in 4 towns

... Provos launch bomb blitz on school buses in 4 towns SCHOOL bus services in the Dungannon area were severely restricted today after the firebomb blitz at the town depot last night. bomb warning was intended to lure the security forces into a trap. The ...

Published: Monday 05 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1476 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

By STUART BIRCH

... Patrick this was no holiday . . . and the prize was a terrorist bomb. Patrick is 44, has left the Army, is now working for a London stores group and is writing a book about life among bombs. He spent 14 months in Northern Ireland returning to England in ...

Published: Tuesday 20 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 459 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

takes to be a

... supermen. If a bomb is found it should never be moved. That is a job for me. The first thing to decide is why the bomb is there and to go through a questioning routine. Is it to kill me or is there another somewhere else? What is the bomb contained in, ...

Published: Tuesday 20 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 361 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

ilia

... Lighting-up time: 6. 12 p.m. till 7.03 a.m. High tides tomorrow: 6.33 a.m.; 7.18 Four are jailed for hotel bombing FOUR BELFAST men were today jailed for bombing the Greenan Lodge Hotel, Dunmurry, to 1977. Three were jailed for 12 years and the fourth, John . ...

Published: Wednesday 21 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 304 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

a force

... a force 755 gun attacks and 455 bomb explosions last year. In 1972, when the IRA was undoubtedly at its strongest, there were more than 10,500 shootings and nearly 1,400 bomb attacks. Nearly 180 bombs, weighing a total of 5,859 lbs, were defused, and ...

Published: Thursday 22 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 103 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Jail for man who killed soldier

... scene. He had also kept lookout while bombs were planted at Woolworths, a cafe and at the Munster and Leinster Bank, and had carried devices into a newsagent's shop and a dry cleaners. Damage caused in the various bombing attacks amounted to over £700,000 ...

Published: Friday 23 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 182 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Gutted

... them what parts they were to play in the bombing. He also told police that he did not go with the others to the hotel as he did not play anactive part in operations. The hotel was completely gutted when the bombs exploded starting a fire. The judge said ...

Published: Thursday 22 February 1979
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 184 | Page: 9 | Tags: none