Paramilitary style attacks fall in Northern Ireland but bomb attacks rose in 2020

Paramilitary style attacks down but bomb attacks rose in 2020. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The number of paramilitary style attacks in Northern Ireland fell, while bomb attacks increased slightly in a year dominated by the pandemic induced lockdown.

Some 17 bombing incidents were recorded in 2020 – up from 15 in 2019 – and 39 shootings – the same as during 2019.