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28/06/2001
HOUSES EVACUATED AFTER PIPE BOMB FINDS
IN County Armagh 20 people had to move out of their homes after a pipe bomb was discovered at the rear of a house in Portadown.
The device, discovered in Westland Road around 10.30pm on Wednesday night meant that 20 people had to leave their homes during the alert and stay in a local church hall.
Meanwhile in Ballymena, a member of the public brought two devices to the local RUC station around 7pm. They were home-made devices which had been discovered in the Harryville area and were subsequently dealt with by Army bomb experts.
At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, the RUC said the type of devices discovered were worrying. Inspector Bob McQuillan of Ballymena RUC station said: “The design of these particular pipe bombs is a very sinister development. They are intended to be attached to keyholes of exterior doors only to be activated when the door opens, exploding at head height. This is a new development and I would urge everyone to be vigilant.” He further attributed the devices to loyalist paramilitary origin.
A fourth device was discovered in North Belfast when an army bomb expert made safe a pipe bomb discovered at Alliance Avenue. (AMcE)
The device, discovered in Westland Road around 10.30pm on Wednesday night meant that 20 people had to leave their homes during the alert and stay in a local church hall.
Meanwhile in Ballymena, a member of the public brought two devices to the local RUC station around 7pm. They were home-made devices which had been discovered in the Harryville area and were subsequently dealt with by Army bomb experts.
At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, the RUC said the type of devices discovered were worrying. Inspector Bob McQuillan of Ballymena RUC station said: “The design of these particular pipe bombs is a very sinister development. They are intended to be attached to keyholes of exterior doors only to be activated when the door opens, exploding at head height. This is a new development and I would urge everyone to be vigilant.” He further attributed the devices to loyalist paramilitary origin.
A fourth device was discovered in North Belfast when an army bomb expert made safe a pipe bomb discovered at Alliance Avenue. (AMcE)
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