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28/11/2005
Second hoax bomb found at MLA's house
A second hoax bomb alert disrupted the Meehan Drive area in the Bogside area of Derry on Sunday.
The house belonging to SDLP MLA Pat Ramsey was targeted for the second time in as many days. The latest hoax on Sunday followed on from a hoax on Saturday just hours after the first incident had ended.
Mr Ramsay's home has been targeted several times in the past.
The SDLP assembly member said that he would not be deterred from pursuing his political beliefs "democratically for the good of all the people of Derry."
Called in to examine both suspect devices, Army technical officers declared both to be hoaxes.
(SP/KMcA)
The house belonging to SDLP MLA Pat Ramsey was targeted for the second time in as many days. The latest hoax on Sunday followed on from a hoax on Saturday just hours after the first incident had ended.
Mr Ramsay's home has been targeted several times in the past.
The SDLP assembly member said that he would not be deterred from pursuing his political beliefs "democratically for the good of all the people of Derry."
Called in to examine both suspect devices, Army technical officers declared both to be hoaxes.
(SP/KMcA)
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