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14/03/2014
Car Booby Trap Bomb Made Safe
A booby trap bomb that was placed under a car has been made safe during a security alert in west Belfast.
The viable device was discovered by a passing police patrol in the Blacks Road area near the junction with Arlington Drive just before 08:00 this morning.
The road was closed and an army bomb team was tasked with examining the item. The road has now reopened.
Residents have been allowed to return to their homes after the area was evacuated.
Chairman of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland, Terry Spence, said: "The threat level is severe as dissident republicans continue with their aimless and murderous campaign. They wanted to murder an individual and plunge a family into mourning, and for what purpose?
"Whilst there is no evidence at this point to suggest that the target of this bomb attack was a police officer or member of a police officer's family this cannot be ruled out and will be the subject of rigorous investigation.
"I renew my appeal to Police officers and the public to maintain vigilance and remain on high alert. The people who plan these acts have nothing to offer society and should be shunned. They have a hatred and blood-lust that the wider community abhors."
(IT/JP)
The viable device was discovered by a passing police patrol in the Blacks Road area near the junction with Arlington Drive just before 08:00 this morning.
The road was closed and an army bomb team was tasked with examining the item. The road has now reopened.
Residents have been allowed to return to their homes after the area was evacuated.
Chairman of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland, Terry Spence, said: "The threat level is severe as dissident republicans continue with their aimless and murderous campaign. They wanted to murder an individual and plunge a family into mourning, and for what purpose?
"Whilst there is no evidence at this point to suggest that the target of this bomb attack was a police officer or member of a police officer's family this cannot be ruled out and will be the subject of rigorous investigation.
"I renew my appeal to Police officers and the public to maintain vigilance and remain on high alert. The people who plan these acts have nothing to offer society and should be shunned. They have a hatred and blood-lust that the wider community abhors."
(IT/JP)
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