Explosion in a Phone Box

Explosion in a Phone Box

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Location

Belfast

Year

1966

Date

Production 15/04/1966

Length

17sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

The aftermath of an explosion in a telephone box on West Street in Belfast. Two men, one a Paratrooper, both from Little Distillery Street were charged with the explosion which they said, in the following court case, was because they “disliked the British government” and wanted to make a protest in time with the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.  

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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