SHATTERING ROAR

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 25, 29 July 1937, Page 10

SHATTERING ROAR

BELFAST EXPLOSION

ANOTHER MINE FOUND

ON RAILWAY LINE

(United Press Association—By Electric, Telezraph—Copyright.) (Received July 29, 2.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 23. The police stated: "There is not tht slightest doubt that the explosion in I Belfast was caused ■by explosives. There was found in the hole what looks-like a bag of rags, which/also, contained some explosives. These and the bag had been placed against a bonded store, and to the explosives was attached a considerable length of fuse, possibly a time fuse, which, is in the possession of the police." .. .

LONDON, July 23.

The factory where the'explosion occurred was situated adjacent to ; the route, but the explosion occurred an hour after the Royal procession had passed. It was a shattering explosion which blew a hole,four feet in diameter in the pavement, smashing windows 150 yards away. It was a, roar :as if a great shell had burst. ~

Another land mine was found on the railway line about a hundred yards from the platform just before a detachment of special constabulary was due to leave Belfast Station for Londonderry late tonight. ' A detonator was connected with electrical apparatus some distance away. '

In the meantime, over desolate hills on the border of the Free State and Ulster, squads of armed police are hunting for terrorists. Along the frontier a score of Customs posts lie in ruins,-having been mined or fired, and houses have also been burnt down. Attempts were made to blow up thirteen railway and road bridges.

Owing to a wall collapsing under the pressure of a crowd at Balmoral, Belfast, a number of children fell almost in front of the Royal car, which promptly slowed up. The children scrambled to their feet, and two ot them, after receiving first-aid treatment, were given seats in the grandstand. The Queen sought.information about the occurrence and sympathised with the two hurt children and said she was glad the others had not been injured. ' ,