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19/05/2003
Controlled explosion carried out at office of Republican SF
A suspect device has been found outside the offices of Republican Sinn Fein in west Belfast today.
Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on the device which contained an explosive substance attached to an alarm clock.
A member of staff found the device as they opened up the premises on the Falls Road this morning.
Republican Sinn Fein are the political wing of the Continuity IRA.
No group has claimed responsibility for leaving the device.
This morning's incident mirrored a similar occurrence last week when a letter bomb partially exploded at the offices of the Ulster Unionist Party in east Belfast.
(MB)
Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on the device which contained an explosive substance attached to an alarm clock.
A member of staff found the device as they opened up the premises on the Falls Road this morning.
Republican Sinn Fein are the political wing of the Continuity IRA.
No group has claimed responsibility for leaving the device.
This morning's incident mirrored a similar occurrence last week when a letter bomb partially exploded at the offices of the Ulster Unionist Party in east Belfast.
(MB)
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