Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“The suggestion that the security services knew about the Shankill bomb and did nothing to stop it is a matter of national importance and demands though investigation and explanation.
“I am calling on the Secretary of State to immediately explain what was taken during the Castlereagh break in and if some of the information stolen related to the Shankill bombing.
“We are dealing here with one of the most brutal attacks of the Troubles. Nine innocent people were killed that day and over fifty were injured. If there was a suggestion that the security services had known about an attack which resulted in the deaths of people in another part of the UK and did nothing to stop it the demands for a public inquiry would be deafening.
“These were citizens of the United Kingdom, murdered while going about their normal day to day business. The Government has a duty to come clean and the families of those who died and those who were injured deserve to know the truth.
“If there was a failure on the part of the security services, or even worse a deliberate ignoring of information which lead to an attack, those responsible need to be held to account.”