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18/09/2008
Tyrone Police Station Bomb Made Safe
A pipe bomb planted at a Tyrone police station has been made safe by Army bomb disposal experts.
It is believed an unsuspecting member of the public carried the device into the Dungannon station.
The man is though to have found the device and brought it to police in his car.
The security alert was raised around 9pm last night.
Army experts were called to the scene, and defused the pipe bomb, which has been described as "viable".
The station remained cordoned off last night, as an investigation into the incident continued.
Police have made an appeal to anyone who finds a suspicious device not to touch it and to call police immediately.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone UUP MLA Tom Elliott condemned those responsible for last night’s attack.
"I have warned for some time that the threat from terrorists is increasing,
"I cannot believe the mentality of these people who jeopardise the life of members of the public as well as security services."
(PR)
It is believed an unsuspecting member of the public carried the device into the Dungannon station.
The man is though to have found the device and brought it to police in his car.
The security alert was raised around 9pm last night.
Army experts were called to the scene, and defused the pipe bomb, which has been described as "viable".
The station remained cordoned off last night, as an investigation into the incident continued.
Police have made an appeal to anyone who finds a suspicious device not to touch it and to call police immediately.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone UUP MLA Tom Elliott condemned those responsible for last night’s attack.
"I have warned for some time that the threat from terrorists is increasing,
"I cannot believe the mentality of these people who jeopardise the life of members of the public as well as security services."
(PR)
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