Written question asked by Andrew Turner (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 December 2001. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Thursday, 6 December 2001 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will list those persons who have (a) died and (b) been injured in suspicious circumstances since the Belfast Agreement was concluded, indicating which are (i) known to be as a result of terrorist or paramilitary activity and (ii) known not to be as a result of terrorist or paramilitary activity. - Includes tables.

Answer: Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those persons who have (a) died and (b) been injured in suspicious circumstances since the Belfast Agreement was concluded, indicating which are (i) known to be as a result of terrorist or paramilitary activity and (ii) known not to be as a result of terrorist or paramilitary activity. [11054] Jane Kennedy: The police do not keep information on people categorised as injured in suspicious circumstances. Listed are the statistics on deaths and injuries as a result of the security situation since 10 April 1998. There have been 76 deaths and 4,558 injuries as a result of the security situation since 10 April 1998. A breakdown of the injuries is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number RUC 1,836 Army 140 Civilian 2,582 Total 4,558 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The causes of the injuries were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage Explosions 13 Shootings (mainly paramilitary type) 11 Assaults (paramilitary style beatings) 11 Others (mainly public disorder) 65 Total 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 376 c488-9W; 11054
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Death Crimes against the person Crimes of violence Belfast Agreement Homicide Injuries Northern Ireland Proscribed organisations Terrorism
Contains statistics: Yes
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