Monday July 30th 1973 Derry parade In Derry, about 800 people took part in a march through the Creegan and Bogside to the city cemetery to commemorate the death of Seamus Bradley, an IRA man shot during Operation Motorman. The march itself passed off quietly but later troops were stoned by gangs of youths and there was one minor military casualty. Troops fired CS gas and rubber bullets to break up the youths. Monday July 30th 1973 Bomb defused An Army bomb disposal expert defused a 20lb bomb on Saturday night four hours after it had been planted at the Ulsterbus waiting room in Foyle Street, Derry. Monday July 30th 1973 Sniper attack In the Bogside, Derry, a single shot was fired at a patrol in Fahan Street. A patrol came under attacks while investigating reports of an obstruction in Westland Street. Blast bombs were thrown in rioting, which followed.
single shots thudded into the ground beside the vehicle as the two men crew dived for safety. Neither was hurt and they managed to return fire before their attackers escaped. Monday July 30th 1973 Church bombed An explosion caused considerable damage to a Roman Catholic Church at Killyman between Dungannon and Portadown. Police said it appeared the device had been planted inside the building. Monday July 30th 1973 Homemade pistol discovered Police seized a homemade pistol and 10 rounds of ammunition after they stopped a suspicious car in Rathcoole, Newtownabbey. Monday July 30th 1973 Shots fired in Republic Gardai rushed to an Army field camp near Cootehill, Cavan after reports that a number of shots had been fired at it from nearby woods. Roadblocks were set up in the area and all vehicles were stopped and checked but nothing suspicious was found.
Monday July 30th 1973 Attack on RUC station Gunmen opened fire from two positions as an RUC BELOW - British troops enjoying the sunshine at patrol vehicle pulled up outside the police station in Hastings Street Barracks. Maghera. Several bursts of automatic fire and some