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Monday 22 January 1973 Booby trap bomb A booby trap bomb in a car near Newtownhamilton has been blown up twelve hours after it was discovered. The bomb, between 200 and 300 lbs of explosives was in two milk churns in the back seat. The car had been stolen in Dundalk and surrounding buildings were damaged when it exploded.
Monday 22nd January 1973 Chemical finds A search in the Springmartin estate by the Army has uncovered 4 cwts of ammonium nitrate and bomb making equipment in a garage at Blackmountain Parade. In Portadown a joint RUC-Army search party found one cwt of nitro shell and a gallon of oil in a disused house in the Florence Court area Monday 22nd January 1973 Controlled explosion The Army has carried out a controlled explosion near Unity Flats on a suspect car. The car had been stolen and 2 lbs of explosives were found inside. Monday 22nd January 1973 Peoples Democracy march The RUC and Army came under attack in Armagh on Saturday after a People’s Democracy march was refused entry into the city centre for a protest meeting. The march was held to commemorate the first anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Derry.
Monday 22nd January 1973 UDA split denied In the face of a week long speculation about a split in the UDA, 200 UDA commanders have unanimously pledged support for the organisations vice chairman Tommy Herron. Mr Herron denied that there was any split in the UDA and said that the organisation was democratic from the bottom to the top. He went on to say that he believed that the man responsible for trying to break up the organisation was not even a member of the organisation. The first talk of a split came after publicly denounced sectarian assassinations and warned that the organisation would deal with the killers. Rumours spread that parts of the organisation disagree with this position and more rumours suggested that he was related to an IRA man who is on the run. This was completely denied by him although he did say that it was widely known in UDA circles that he did have Catholic relatives. LEFT - A UDA club at the corner of Agnes Street after an IRA bomb attack.