IRISH OUTRAGES
Bridges and Customs - Houses Blown Up EFFECT OF ROYAL VISIT Enthusiastic Welcome To Belfast (Received July 29, 1.30 a.m.) London, July 28. Believed to be designed by extremist republicans to hinder the flow of visitors from the Free State to Belfast for the visit of the King and Queen, a series of outrages occurred last night along the whole length of the Irish border. A railway bridge at Dundalk was mined and partly wrecked, and traffic was held up. Customs houses at various points on both sides of the border were blown up, and some soaked in petrol and set on lire. A police patrol at Killeen was held up by armed men and forced to watch customs huts blown to pieces. Four men were arrested at Omagh after a wide search. It is understood that rumours reached the authorities last week of the possibility of a demonstration during the Royal visit, and special precautions were taken. Police were stationed on the roofs to watch the crowds during the drive through Belfast. Also precautions were taken in the prisons to avoid demonstrations by political prisoners. Rail bridges and cuttings are being examined for fear of further mines. Nearly half a million people enthusiastically welcomed their Majesties on their arrival at Donegal Quay, Belfast.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 259, 29 July 1937, Page 15
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215IRISH OUTRAGES Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 259, 29 July 1937, Page 15
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