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30/08/2001
Man questioned in connection with Lammas Fair bomb
Northern Ireland police have arrested a man for questioning about serious crime in the Ballycastle area.
It is understood that the man is being question about the incendiary bomb attempt in Ballycastle on Tuesday August 29.
Following a six-hour long security operation, army bomb disposal experts defused the incendiary-type device placed in a car left in Castle Street on Tuesday at the Auld Lammas Fair in Ballycastle.
A police officer on foot patrol discovered the device when a smell of fuel was noticed coming from a car.
Police had already commenced an operation to clear people from the area when a telephone warning was received. (SP)
It is understood that the man is being question about the incendiary bomb attempt in Ballycastle on Tuesday August 29.
Following a six-hour long security operation, army bomb disposal experts defused the incendiary-type device placed in a car left in Castle Street on Tuesday at the Auld Lammas Fair in Ballycastle.
A police officer on foot patrol discovered the device when a smell of fuel was noticed coming from a car.
Police had already commenced an operation to clear people from the area when a telephone warning was received. (SP)
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