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04/03/2002
Teenagers injured in explosion are “lucky to be alive”
A bomb which exploded, injuring two teenagers at a horse racing event in south Armagh was "designed to maim or kill", the police have said.
Two 16-year-old boys suffered slight injuries to their lower legs and hands in Saturday's blast, which is being blamed on dissident republican paramilitaries.
The device primed with explosives and nails had been hidden under a police cone, which was being used to ease traffic congestion at the annual Farmacaffley point-to-point races. The device exploded when the teenagers moved the cone to allow a waiting car to drive off.
Chief Inspector Gary Hagan of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said the boys were lucky to be alive: “This device was clearly designed to maim or kill and that was the sole intention of those who planted it. It matters nothing to them that two young boys were the victims of their evil designs.”
The Newtownhamilton Road and the Keady Road were closed at Armagh while an Army bomb disposal team examined the scene. The roads re-opened later on Saturday evening.
(AMcE)
Two 16-year-old boys suffered slight injuries to their lower legs and hands in Saturday's blast, which is being blamed on dissident republican paramilitaries.
The device primed with explosives and nails had been hidden under a police cone, which was being used to ease traffic congestion at the annual Farmacaffley point-to-point races. The device exploded when the teenagers moved the cone to allow a waiting car to drive off.
Chief Inspector Gary Hagan of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said the boys were lucky to be alive: “This device was clearly designed to maim or kill and that was the sole intention of those who planted it. It matters nothing to them that two young boys were the victims of their evil designs.”
The Newtownhamilton Road and the Keady Road were closed at Armagh while an Army bomb disposal team examined the scene. The roads re-opened later on Saturday evening.
(AMcE)
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