04/03/2016
Prison Officer Targeted In East Belfast Bomb
A prison officer has been taken to hospital after a bomb exploded in east Belfast.
The incident happened in the Woodstock Road area at around 7am on Friday, 04 March.
The Woodstock Road has been closed between its junctions with Omeath Street and Ravenhill Avenue.
Motorists are being advised to avoid the area and to seek an alternative route.
Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly said: "This attack on the Woodstock Road in east Belfast was wrong and I totally condemn it.
"There can be no place for such attacks in our society.
"I hope that the man injured in this incident makes a full and speedy recovery.
"Those behind attacks like this represent no one and have nothing to offer the community.
"They need to listen to the views of the vast majority of people in our society call an immediate end to this futile actions."
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood said: "As well as being a direct attempt to kill a prison officer this morning, the thugs and criminals who carried out this vicious murder attempt are attacking everyone who lives on this island.
"They need to understand that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us and the first generation brought up in peace will not stand for it.
"My thoughts and prayers and that of all party members are with the victim and his family during what must be an incredibly distressing time."
First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "This is a despicable and shocking attack. Our thoughts and prayers are with this senior prison officer and his family as he is treated for his injuries in hospital.
"We join all right-thinking people in condemning these cowardly actions. As a prison officer, he is someone who serves and protects our community and we are united in our rejection of this attack. Prison service workers have our full support as they play their part in building a peaceful society. The perpetrators offer nothing but hatred and fear.
"We urge anyone with any information on this attack to share it with the PSNI."
Superintendent Darrin Jones said: "The Woodstock Road in East Belfast has been closed at its junctions with Omeath Street and Ravenhill Avenue and a number of houses in Hillsborough Drive have been evacuated. An emergency evacuation centre has been opened up at the Salvation Army on the Cregagh Road."
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The incident happened in the Woodstock Road area at around 7am on Friday, 04 March.
The Woodstock Road has been closed between its junctions with Omeath Street and Ravenhill Avenue.
Motorists are being advised to avoid the area and to seek an alternative route.
Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly said: "This attack on the Woodstock Road in east Belfast was wrong and I totally condemn it.
"There can be no place for such attacks in our society.
"I hope that the man injured in this incident makes a full and speedy recovery.
"Those behind attacks like this represent no one and have nothing to offer the community.
"They need to listen to the views of the vast majority of people in our society call an immediate end to this futile actions."
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood said: "As well as being a direct attempt to kill a prison officer this morning, the thugs and criminals who carried out this vicious murder attempt are attacking everyone who lives on this island.
"They need to understand that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us and the first generation brought up in peace will not stand for it.
"My thoughts and prayers and that of all party members are with the victim and his family during what must be an incredibly distressing time."
First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "This is a despicable and shocking attack. Our thoughts and prayers are with this senior prison officer and his family as he is treated for his injuries in hospital.
"We join all right-thinking people in condemning these cowardly actions. As a prison officer, he is someone who serves and protects our community and we are united in our rejection of this attack. Prison service workers have our full support as they play their part in building a peaceful society. The perpetrators offer nothing but hatred and fear.
"We urge anyone with any information on this attack to share it with the PSNI."
Superintendent Darrin Jones said: "The Woodstock Road in East Belfast has been closed at its junctions with Omeath Street and Ravenhill Avenue and a number of houses in Hillsborough Drive have been evacuated. An emergency evacuation centre has been opened up at the Salvation Army on the Cregagh Road."
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