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25/11/2003
Chief Constable says police 'ready' for dissident threat
PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde has warned that there may be more "problems" in the next two days as police make final security preparations to guard the polling stations in Northern Ireland ahead of tomorrow's election.
The Chief Constable's comments came after a bomb attack near an army base in Dungannon in Co Tyrone on Monday.
Mr Orde said that police were treating the threat of attacks by dissident republicans "very seriously".
The Chief Constable said over 2,000 officers would be involved in policing the election tomorrow to ensure that people could exercise their democratic right to vote without fear of intimidation.
But he warned that he was concerned that there may be further incidents within the next 24 to 48 hours.
Elsewhere on Monday evening, in what is thought to have been a drive-by shooting, several shots were fired at Newry police station.
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The Chief Constable's comments came after a bomb attack near an army base in Dungannon in Co Tyrone on Monday.
Mr Orde said that police were treating the threat of attacks by dissident republicans "very seriously".
The Chief Constable said over 2,000 officers would be involved in policing the election tomorrow to ensure that people could exercise their democratic right to vote without fear of intimidation.
But he warned that he was concerned that there may be further incidents within the next 24 to 48 hours.
Elsewhere on Monday evening, in what is thought to have been a drive-by shooting, several shots were fired at Newry police station.
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