BORDER OUTRAGES
EXTREMISTS' .WORK
BRIDGE WRECKED
CUSTOMS-HOUSES BLOWN-UP
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 were scaked in petrol and set on fire. A police patrol at Killeen was held up by armed men and forced to watch Customs huts blown to pieces. Four 'men were aixested 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 root's 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.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 25, 29 July 1937, Page 9
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186BORDER OUTRAGES Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 25, 29 July 1937, Page 9
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