Tuesday July 10th 1973 Shock for the UDA Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus units of the Ulster Defence Association stopped patrolling activities because their men believe they no longer have the support of the public. In Belfast the association’s former vice-chairman, Mr. Tommy Herron, insisted that the South-East Antrim decision had been taken in isolation. "We have a lot more support than we are given credit for," he added. All patrols were stopped at the beginning of July 1973. "We feel we were not appreciated. We don’t see any sense in walking the streets in all weathers if people don’t give us their backing. If people want us back they will know where to find us", commented a senior UDA officer of the area.
Finaghy Road North. One of the men received facial burns and was detained in hospital. A youth was also reported injured. Seven buses were set on fire in different parts of the city within an hour. The attacks began at Falls Road – Donegall Road and as three buses lay burned out on the Falls the gangs switched to the Glen Road, Shore Road and Antrim Road. At the same time cars were seized by mobs on the Whiterock and Ballymacarrett districts and set alight.
Tuesday July 10th 1973 British troops come under heavy sniper fire Troops came under fire in six separate incidents in Ballymurphy, one soldier was slightly wounded when hit in the shoulder by a bullet, but in return fire his colleagues claimed to have hit a gunman. A fierce gun battle broke out at the lower end of Ballymurphy near Tuesday July 10th 1973 the Macrory Park Army post. The IRA snipers fired Bus burners again on rampage During the night rampaging mobs burned buses in over 60 shots. Observation posts at the nearby Henry Belfast only hours after a woman died from injuries Taggart Army billet also came under fire. received in lasts weeks arson attacks on Corporation Tuesday July 10th 1973 buses by IRA gangs. Two firemen were injured fighting one of the blazes at Blast bomb attack Several families escaped injury when a blast bomb was BELOW - A burning bus at the junction of the thrown onto waste ground near their homes at Neill Street, off Shore Road, Belfast.
Donegall Road and Falls Road