A child ' s terror as the ruthless IRA bombers strike , crystalises the anguish of the day of murder Youngest of the nine who died in the IRA holocaust - 14 year old Glynn Stephen Parker , of Belfast . Timetable of terror Between 2 . 10 and 3 . 15 on the afternoon of July 21 a total of 19 bombs exploded in various parts of Belfast . Nine people died in the explosions - seven civilians and two soldiers . The injured were - 77 women and girls and 53 men and boys . It was at first thought that 11 had died . This is the timetable of terror on this day of murderous , ruthless bombing of the civilian population : - 2 . 10 - Smithfield bus station . Explosion in strike Conflict.Attack.DetonateExplode car left in an enclosed yard . Extensive damage to houses in nearby Samuel died Life.Die.Unspecified . Many houses damaged . 2 . 16 - Brookvale Hotel , Brookvale Ave . , Antrim Road . Three men armed with a sub - machine gun planted a bomb in the building in a suitcase exploded Conflict.Attack.DetonateExplode hotel was wrecked and adjoining houses were damaged died Life.Die.Unspecified 2 . 23 - LMS Railway Station , York Road . injured Life.Injure.Unspecified in a suitcase left on the platform . Extensive damage to the station interior and the roof was blown off died Life.Die.Unspecified 2 . 45 - Star Taxis , Crumlin Road . The explosion was in bombing Conflict.Attack.DetonateExplode car beside the houses of the warders from the nearby Crumlin Road prison . Explosion Conflict.Attack.Unspecified blast wrecked the taxi offices and caused damages to the damage ArtifactExistence.DamageDestroyDisableDismantle.Damage . 2 . 48 - Oxford Street bus station damaged ArtifactExistence.DamageDestroyDisableDismantle.Damage Explosion in a car which had been driven into the rear of the station . Extensive damage to the office block and superficial damage to adjoining property . Six people killed and nearly 40 injured .