Fearing a full-scale civil war, the British government under Prime Minister Edward Heath imposed 'direct rule' from London on 24 March 1972. Thirty years after the attack the IRA formally apologised for harming civilians. A Provisional Irish Republican Army ceasefire ends after secret talks with the British government break down. Photo: Emergency service workers at the scene of an explosion in Oxford Street bus station in the heart of Belfast (Press Association). Nine people are killed, including two British soldiers and five civilians, while 130… A lorry bomb exploded on a railway bridge at Finaghy Road North. Anyone who supports violence from any side after yesterday’s events is sick with the same affliction as those who did the deed.”. The majority of these were car bombs, driven to their detonation sites that same day. The area had not been cleared and there were several injuries. The first thing that caught my eye was a torso of a human being lying in the middle of the street.". Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast on 21 July 1972. During the afternoon of ‘Bloody Friday’ the Irish Republican Army (IRA) planted and exploded 22 bombs which, in the space of 75 minutes, killed 9 people and seriously injured approximately 130 others. On July 21, 1972, the IRA exploded 20 bombs simultaneously in Belfast, killing British military personnel and a number of civilians. By 1972, the bloodiest year of the conflict, the violence between Protestants and Catholics was out of control. Aftermath of the Oxford Street bomb showing the body of one of the victims being shovelled into a bag. Some progress was made. By: Bernard Weinraub Date: July 23, 1972 Source: New York Times. On a Friday afternoon in the summer of 1972, the Provisional IRA exploded 19 bombs across Belfast in little over an hour. Some of the victims’ bodies were torn to pieces by the blast, which led authorities to give an initial estimate of 11 deaths. A follow-up meeting on 7 July 1972 between six IRA men and William Whitelaw himself went badly. There, a car bomb killed two soldiers and four civilians, the youngest of whom was only 15 years old. A car bomb (estimated at 160 pounds (73 kg) of explosive)[13] exploded on the Queen Elizabeth Bridge. It is also speculated the the bombings were in response to the shooting deaths of innocent Catholic Civil rights marchers on 30 January 1972 known as Bloody Sunday. “message to the British government that the IRA could and would make a commercial desert of the city unless its demands were met”. On 16 July 2002, the Provisional IRA issued a statement of apology to An Phoblacht, which read: Sunday 21 July marks the 30th anniversary of an IRA operation in Belfast in 1972 which resulted in nine people being killed and many more injured. Minstens twintig bommen explodeerden 's middags in een tijdsbestek van circa 80 minuten. 'Bloody Friday' is the name given to the events that occurred in Belfast on Friday 21 July 1972. Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast on 21 July 1972. The ceasefire came to an end on 9 July. Nine people were killed and 130 injured. The raw emotion of the day was captured in this BBC radio bulletin, read by Jackie Gillot. It wasn’t possible to recognise him as my son.". Non-fatal injuries. Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast on 21 July 1972. I remember when the bombs started to go off, I was in Leeson Street, and I thought, ‘There’s too much here’. The horror of Bloody Friday continues to resonate. In just a few hours on Friday July 21 1972, the IRA's Belfast brigade detonated more than 20 bombs in the city centre. Some sources give the time of this bombing as 3:20 pm. Twenty-six bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, killing nine people (including two British soldiers) and injuring 130. A Royal Ulster Constabulary officer recalled a young woman and her children: "I'm directing them down one street and of course some policeman doing his job at the bottom of the street turned them back again. Two weeks later on Friday 21 July, the Provos detonated at least 22 bombs in Belfast city centre. I ran into them two or three times, and the terror in that young family’s eyes. The majority of these were car bombs, driven to their detonation sites that same day. Philip leaned against the vehicle where a bomb was concealed. The time was 2:09 P.M. last Friday. According to the IRA’s Chief of Staff, Seán Mac Stíofáin, the main goal of the bombing operation was to wreak financial harm. It said that the press, the Samaritans and the Public Protection Agency “were informed of bomb positions at least 30 minutes to one hour before each explosion”. He was blown 10 feet into the air by the force of the blast: "All of a sudden you’re sitting on the ground looking at a pool of blood and seeing the aftermath, the wound. Twenty-two bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, kil Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 21st July 1972. A parcel bomb, which had been planted by armed men, exploded at the premises of John Irwin seed merchants. The reason we found it was because the seagulls were diving onto it. How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears, Episode 2: Bloody Friday is an attack on 21st July 1972 in various locations around the Northern Irish capital of Belfast on by the IRA, Irish Republican Army, as a result of peace talks with the British government failing during the troubles, a thirty year time period where the catholic minority of Northern Ireland wanted more protection in the Protestant region. Suddenly a bomb blast rocked downtown Belfast. The Provisional IRA refused to accept responsibility for the atrocity and blamed the security forces for the carnage. The area was being cleared but was still crowded when the bomb exploded. On 21st of July 1972, a string of 22 car bombs was detonated around Belfast city centre as a result of the escalating Northern Ireland conflict, an event later to be known as Bloody Friday. At 3.15pm a car bomb exploded in a busy shopping area in north Belfast’s Cavehill Road. Twenty-two bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, killing nine people (including two British soldiers) and injuring 130. With Raimund Harmstorf, Amadeus August, Gianni Macchia, Christine Böhm. The IRA chief of staff, Sean MacStiofain, demanded British withdrawal from Northern Ireland within three years. Survivors and bereaved relatives recall the tragedy. The definitive list has only recently been established. This excellent production from BBC NI was shown to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Bloody Friday. Philip Gault was nine years old at the time. For the IRA, and the Belfast Brigade in particular, it was “an operation gone awry”. Two British Army soldiers, Stephen Cooper (19) and Philip Price (27), were near the bomb when it detonated and were killed outright. Security and medical resources were stretched beyond their limits. Most of the 27 explosions in Belfast that day occurred within a 3½ hour period in the afternoon-at a time when, and at places where high civilian casualties must have been expected and intended. Minstens twintig bommen explodeerden 's middags in een tijdsbestek van circa 80 minuten. According to former RUC officer Jack Dale a large group of people in the republican Markets area had. Since the beginning of its campaign in 1969, the IRA had carried out a concerted bombing campaign against economic, military and political targets in Northern Ireland. When terrorists rob a bank all hell is let loose. Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast on 21 July 1972, during the Troubles. At the height of the bombing, the middle of Belfast. Bij de aanslagen kwamen negen mensen om het leven en raakten circa 190 mensen gewond. Paul Channon-Wikipedia. A carbomb exploded outside the Ulsterbus depot on Oxford Street, the busiest bus station in Northern Ireland. Bloody Friday in Belfast. A car bomb (estimated at 30 pounds (14 kg) of explosive) exploded outside a group of houses on Agnes Street, a loyalist area off the Shankill Road. BBC archive clips tell the story of Bloody Friday in Belfast, 21 July 1972. An Austin 1100 saloon car loaded with explosives had been driven to the rear of the depot. It doesn’t matter what the flag is, it was a shameful act. A car bomb exploded in an enclosed yard at Smithfield Bus Station, causing extensive damage to the surrounding area. Change ). Oxford Street Bus Station Belfast Bombing July 1972 ambulance men move the body of a victim after the Oxford Street Bus Station. Mutilated bodies were swept up and collected in black plastic bags, scenes that were broadcast on that evening's television news. A hijacked car carrying a bomb is driven to the Cavehill Road shops in north Belfast. This tells of the recent bombings by the IRA in Belfast Ireland. There was some damage to the structure of the bridge.[1]. Shoppers packed into Belfast city centre on that Friday afternoon and public transport ferried families to and from holiday destinations located around the province, with many returning home as the working week loomed that coming Monday. In private, he agreed to talks and a secret meeting took place between British officials and the IRA on 20 June 1972. A car bomb exploded at an electrical substation at the junction of Salisbury Avenue and Hughenden Avenue. His head was very badly disfigured. Amidst claims and counter claims about warnings the PIRA blame police and army for the carnage. Robert Gibson,the son of Jackie Gibson, an Ulsterbus employee who was killed at Oxford Street Bus Station, said of the bombers: "I would quote the American playwright who said there is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people. People were fleeing one bomb, only to run into another. Around 150 IRA members carried out the bombings on Bloody Friday. Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast on 21 July 1972, during the Troubles. Juli 1972 explodierten 22 Bomben der Irish Republican Army (IRA). Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The pages below only provide brief information on the events of 'Bloody Friday'. The Belfast Brigade claimed responsibility for the bombings and said that it had given warnings to the security forces (through the local media) before the bombs exploded. The Bloody Friday bombing was one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles. Crothers, Killops and Irvine had been in the vicinity of the car bomb helping to search for the device at the moment it exploded, killing the three men instantly. As the bomb only partially detonated, nearby buildings were not damaged. Two weeks later on Friday 21 July, the Provos detonated at least 22 bombs in Belfast city centre. Belfast City coat of arms etched at top centre of plaque. On July 21, 1972, 22 Provisional IRA bombs exploded within a mile radius of Belfast city centre, and all within 75 minutes. The period of sectarian strife in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles began in the late 1960s and quickly escalated. Don’t mean I hate Catholics or wish any harm on them , it simply means I’m a peace loving loyalist that is happy with the statue quo. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Directed by Rolf Olsen, Lee Payant. The City of Belfast Youth Orchestra set up a Stephen Parker Memorial Trust in memory of teenager Stephen Parker, who had been a music student and played the French Horn in the orchestra at the time he was killed. Furthermore, because of the large number of bombs in the confined area of Belfast city centre, people evacuated from the site of one bomb were mistakenly moved into the vicinity of other bombs. At 3.15pm a car bomb exploded in a busy shopping area in north Belfast’s Cavehill Road, The raw emotion of the day was captured in this BBC radio bulletin, read by Jackie Gillot, On Tuesday 16 July 2002, the Provisional IRA issued a statement timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Bloody Friday in which it offered "sincere apologies and condolences" to the families of all civilian victims of IRA violence. Ten days after the bombings the British Army launched Operation Motorman, to retake IRA-controlled areas in Belfast and Derry. Sir, - On Friday, July 21st, 1972, the IRA planted a large number of bombs in Belfast. The bombing lasted approximately one hour and 20 minutes, causing unprecedented chaos across the city. Her 11-year-old daughter was with her in her car and was badly injured. [1] Some sources give the time of this bombing as 2:40 pm. “It required only one man with a loud hailer to clear each target area in no time” and alleged that the warnings for the two bombs that claimed lives were deliberately ignored by the British for “strategic policy reasons”. The security forces also received hoax warnings, which “added to the chaos in the streets”. A couple of days later, we found vertebrae and a rib cage on the roof of a nearby building. Two days later the IRA ceasefire was ended. Another of the dead was Stephen Parker, a 14 year-old Protestant boy who was posthumously commended for bravery after warning others of the bomb that killed him. In public, Whitelaw refused to speak to the Provisional IRA, the most prominent paramilitary organisation opposed to British rule. [1] Some sources give the time of this bombing as 2:09 pm. The shops were in a religiously-mixed residential area. Joseph Parker, was only able to identify his son’s body at the mortuary by the box of trick matches in his pocket, and the shirt and scout belt he had been wearing. “jeered and shouted and yelled” as if each explosion was “a good thing”. “The chief injury is not to the British Army, to the Establishment or to big business but to the plain people of Belfast and Ireland. Nearby were the houses of the Crumlin Road Prison warders and the prison itself. The IRA leaders sought a peace settlement that included a British withdrawal from Northern Ireland by 1975 and the release of republican prisoners. Bloody Friday was the spur for Operation Motorman, launched by the British Army ten days later. Bloody Friday (Glasgow): Am 31. The Provisional IRA now embarked on a strategic escalation of its armed campaign with the intention of bringing widespread disruption to everyday life in Northern Ireland. Provisional IRA prisoners were given 'special status' and the IRA called a ceasefire on 26 June. At least twenty bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, most within a half hour period. Juli 1972.. An diesem Tag detonierten in Belfast und Umgebung in kurzer Folge 22 Bomben, die durch die Belfast Brigade der IRA gezündet wurden. image copyright PA The time was 2:09 P.M. last Friday. The timetable below is approximate and given in BST (GMT+1). It was a. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Bloody Friday The 21 July, 1972 subsequently became known as Bloody Friday . A car bomb (estimated at 30 pounds (14 kg) of explosive) partially exploded on the bridge over the M2 motorway at Bellevue in north Belfast. Oxford Street Bus Station Belfast Bombing July 1972 ambulance men move the body of a victim after the Oxford Street Bus Station bomb on Bloody Friday Matchett 21 7 72 DM Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Hey all, This weeks episode of the Troubles Podcast is about Bloody Friday which took place in 1972 in Belfast. This excellent production from BBC NI was shown to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Bloody Friday. Following Bloody Friday, William Whitelaw took action to end the 'no-go areas’ held by republicans in Belfast and Londonderry. The blast resulted in the greatest loss of life and the greatest number of casualties. This was called Operation Motorman, the British Army’s biggest military operation since the Suez Crisis of 1956. The details are based on a number of accounts. BBC archive clips tell the story of Bloody Friday in Belfast, 21 July 1972. A Provisional IRA ceasefire ends after talks with the British government break down. A car bomb (estimated at 50 pounds (23 kg) of explosive) exploded outside a row of single storey shops near the top of Cavehill Road, north Belfast. I just felt sheer panic.". At least twenty Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombs explode in Belfast on July 21, 1972, during the Troubles in what has become known as "Bloody Friday." Le Bloody Friday est le nom donné à une série d'attentats à la bombe dans et autour de la ville de Belfast, en Irlande du Nord, le 21 juillet 1972.Cette campagne armée contre des objectifs économiques et militaires avait été décidée par l'Armée républicaine irlandaise provisoire, en réponse à la fusillade du Bloody Sunday, qui avait eu lieu six mois plus tôt. 'Bloody Friday' is the name given to the events that occurred in Belfast on Friday 21 July 1972. A hijacked car carrying a bomb is driven to the Cavehill Road, a religiously mixed area in north Belfast. Aberfan Disaster 21st October 1966: 116 children and 28 adults killed, A signed copy of my book ? Bloody Friday Background & Documentary – 21st July 1972, Statistical breakdown of deaths in the Troubles of Northern Ireland 1969 – 2001, Irish National Liberation Army ( I.N.L.A ), Irish Republican Army. Hoax warnings and explosions cause mayhem and panic. A car bomb (estimated at 150 pounds (68 kg) of explosive) destroyed Eastwood’s Garage on Donegall Street. The nearby Liverpool Bar was badly damaged. In Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 13 unarmed civil rights demonstrators are shot dead by British Army paratroopers in an event that becomes known as “Bloody One other Protestant Ulsterbus employee, who was a member of the Ulster Defence Association, was also killed in the blast: William Irvine (18). The Provisional IRA detonated 22 bombs within the confines of Belfast city centre on 21 July 1972, on what is known as "Bloody Friday", killing nine people. The conflict in Northern Ireland, 1968-98. (I.R.A) – History & Background, Northern Ireland Innocent Victims of both sides, Bloody Sunday – 30 January 1972 | Belfast Child, 7th July – Deaths & Events in Northern Ireland Troubles | Belfast Child, 21st July – Deaths & Events in Northern Ireland Troubles | Belfast Child, Kriss Donald – The Brutal Racist Killing of an Innocent Schoolboy, Lola – The Kinks : Iconic Songs & the story behind them. James Hanna-Magill. On Bloody Friday in July 1972 in Belfast 22 bombs exploded, killing nine people and injuring 130. The day became known as Bloody Friday. Bloody Friday — Belfast 21 July 1972. Of the 130 people injured that day, 77 were women or children. See Bloody Friday. Le Bloody Friday (21 juillet 1972) désigne une série d'attentats à la bombe qui auraient été perpétrés par l'IRA le 21 juillet 1972, en réponse au drame du Bloody Sunday qui s'était déroulé le 30 janvier 1972, où l'armée britannique avait ouvert le feu sur une foule de manifestants pacifistes. Emergency services struggle to cope. This day, 21 July 1972, became known as Bloody Friday and is remembered as 1 of Belfast's worst days of violence. Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast on 21 July 1972. Three Protestant civilians who worked for Ulsterbus were killed: William Crothers (15), Thomas Killops (39) and Jackie Gibson (45). A bomb (estimated at 50 pounds (23 kg) of explosive) exploded at the Northern Ireland Carriers depot on Grosvenor Road. Bloody Friday: 21st July 1972. Juillet. "Bloody Friday—It Was the Worst Yet" Provisional IRA Coordinated Bombings in Belfast, Northern Ireland Newspaper article. A bomb exploded on the railway line near the Lisburn Road. Some sources give the time of this bombing as 3:10 pm. There appears to have been much less material written about what happened on 21 July 1972 in Belfast than on many other events that occurred during 'the Troubles'. This was a religiously mixed residential area. william whitelaw, in the house of commons, 24 july 1972:- As the House will know, the City and people of Belfast suffered a murderous sequence of explosions last Friday. Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces. Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast on 21 July 1972. This excellent production from BBC NI was shown to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Bloody Friday. A car bomb exploded at the Star Taxis depot on Crumlin Road. On the 21st July, 1972, Northern Ireland was enjoying the final days of the July fortnight. A suitcase bomb (estimated at 30 pounds (14 kg) of explosive) exploded on the platform, wrecking the inside of the station and blowing the roof off. It was recognisable as a torso because the clothes had been blown off and you could actually see parts of the human anatomy. The greatest loss of life occurred at Oxford Street Bus Station in the centre of the city. Nine innocent people lost their lives and hundreds were injured in the carnage that followed. I am a pacifist and abhor all violence , but I am also proud of my Protestant heritage and culture and our right to remain part of the United Kingdom. The area had been cleared and there were no injuries. As I child I learned the stories & legends of the Battle of Boyne & Siege of Derry at my grandfather’s & father’s knees, becoming immersed in the Loyalist culture that would shape & dominate my whole existence.You can pre-order via this link on Amazon https://t.co/eBRpwrw1mr pic.twitter.com/IYYkK2vpjM. Bloody Friday (July 21, 1972) refers to a series of bomb attacks allegedly carried out by the IRA on July 21, 1972, in response to the Bloody Sunday tragedy that took place on January 30, 1972, when the British Army opened fire on a crowd of peaceful demonstrators. As part of the talks, the IRA agreed to a temporary ceasefire beginning on 26 June. While it was not our intention to injure or kill non-combatants, the reality is that on this and on a number of other occasions, that was the consequence of our actions. Juli 1972 in der nordirischen Hauptstadt Belfast durchführte. On Friday 21 July 1972, 19 Provisional IRA bombs ripped through the calm of a balmy Belfast afternoon. Then, one by one, other bombs were detonated at crowded bus … Most of them were car bombs and most targeted infrastructure, Stephen had also been posthumously awarded the Queen’s Commendation for bravery as he had died while trying to warn others about the car bomb left outside the row of shops on Cavehill Road. But Kevin Sheehy, an RUC officer on duty that day, recalled things differently: "The system couldn’t possibly have coped with Bloody Friday; the number of hoax bombs, the number of incidents.". There, a car bomb killed two soldiers and four civilians, the youngest of whom was only 15 years old. Then, one by one, other bombs were detonated at crowded bus … Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Belfast on 21 July 1972. One of the victims was a soldier I knew personally. In 1972, 479 people died in the Troubles, more than in any other year of the conflict. Catholic Brigid Murray (65) and Protestant teenager Stephen Parker (14) were also killed. "Bloody Friday" was the IRA's response to the … Many watching the television news reports were reduced to tears by horrifying pictures of firemen and rescue workers ... scraping up the remains of human beings into plastic bags ... Bardon (1992) A History of Ulster. They were screaming hysterically.". Twenty-six bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, killing nine people (including two British soldiers) and injuring 130. Britain responded … Friday 21st July 1972 Thirteen Bombs rock Belfast Twelve explosions in the Belfast area, and a thirteenth at Dundrod are reported to have caused widespread damage and injury. Some also saw it as a reprisal for Bloody Sunday in Derry six months earlier. IRA chief of staff, Sean MacStiofain, claimed that warnings had been ignored: "It required only one man with a loud hailer to clear each target area in no time.”. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. In late June and early July 1972, a British government delegation led by William Whitelaw held secret talks with the Provisional IRA leadership. In private, he agreed to talks and a secret meeting took place between British officials and the IRA on 20 June 1972, Security and medical resources were stretched beyond their limits. Twenty-two bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, killing nine people (including two British soldiers) and injuring 130. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Read about our approach to external linking. in this documentary/ies /post/s are soley intended to educate and provide background information to those interested in the Troubles of Northern Ireland. As everyday life continues in the summer of 1972, the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Defence Association are rapidly growing paramilitary forces. Bloody Friday Attack on the Ulsterbus Depot (1972) - YouTube I sort of knew that there were going to be casualties, either [because] the Brits could not handle so many bombs or they would allow some to go off because it suited them to have casualties. The day became known as Bloody Friday. Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Belfast on 21 July 1972. Brendan Hughes, Officer Commanding of the IRA’s Belfast Brigade, viewed the attack as a disaster. The situation had been steadily worsening since 'Bloody Sunday' in January of that year, when 13 civil rights demonstrators were shot dead by the British Army in Londonderry. I feel a bit guilty about it because, as I say, there was no intention to kill anyone that day. Bij de aanslagen kwamen negen mensen om het leven en raakten circa 190 mensen gewond. Twenty-two bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, killing nine people (including two British soldiers) and injuring 130. The British and Irish governments' Cabinet papers for 1972 throw a revealing light on the relations between London, ... the IRA exploded 26 bombs in Belfast on what became known as Bloody Friday. Nine people were killed and 130 injured. A total of 26 bombs were planted and, in the resulting explosions, eleven people were killed and a further 130 civilians injured, many horrifically mutilated. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. The pages below only provide brief information on the events of 'Bloody Friday'. The IRA leaders sought a peace settlement that included a British withdrawal from Northern Ireland by 1975 and the release of republican prisoners.
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