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11/02/2004
Dissident republicans target SDLP councillor
The home of an SDLP councillor has been targeted by dissident republicans.
Pat Ramsey, the SDLP leader of Derry City Council, today said he was the target of a suspect device thrown at his neighbour's house on Tuesday night.
The device, which was tubular-shaped and wrapped in black tape with wires attached, was thrown at the house Meenan Drive in the Bogside area of the city at around 8.30pm.
It was later declared a hoax by army bomb experts who took it away for examination.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
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Pat Ramsey, the SDLP leader of Derry City Council, today said he was the target of a suspect device thrown at his neighbour's house on Tuesday night.
The device, which was tubular-shaped and wrapped in black tape with wires attached, was thrown at the house Meenan Drive in the Bogside area of the city at around 8.30pm.
It was later declared a hoax by army bomb experts who took it away for examination.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
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