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10/06/2014
Man Arrested Over Cathedral Quarter Bomb
A man has been arrested by detectives investigating a bomb that went off in the Cathedral Quarter area of Belfast just before Christmas.
The 41-year-old man was detained in north Belfast this morning and taken to Antrim police station for questioning.
The arrest follows the planting of a bomb in a holdall in Exchange Street West on Friday 13 December. The bomb exploded at about 19:00 that night, as the busy area was beginning to fill up with festive revellers. The device went off as the area was being cleared following a security alert. No-one was injured.
About 1,000 people were affected by the explosion. A bomb warning had been given; however police said it was left at a different location to that named in a telephone call to a newspaper.
(IT/MH)
The 41-year-old man was detained in north Belfast this morning and taken to Antrim police station for questioning.
The arrest follows the planting of a bomb in a holdall in Exchange Street West on Friday 13 December. The bomb exploded at about 19:00 that night, as the busy area was beginning to fill up with festive revellers. The device went off as the area was being cleared following a security alert. No-one was injured.
About 1,000 people were affected by the explosion. A bomb warning had been given; however police said it was left at a different location to that named in a telephone call to a newspaper.
(IT/MH)
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