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13/07/2007
Pipe bomb explodes near police station
A pipe bomb has exploded close to Strabane police station and the PSNI believe it was the work of dissident republicans.
The device exploded at the back of the station at around 9.15pm last night.
No one was injured in the incident but residents from the nearby Courtrai Park were evacuated from their homes for a time during the resulting security alert.
One home was struck by fragments from the device causing damage to the roof of a porch.
All residents have now been allowed to return to their homes.
(CD)
The device exploded at the back of the station at around 9.15pm last night.
No one was injured in the incident but residents from the nearby Courtrai Park were evacuated from their homes for a time during the resulting security alert.
One home was struck by fragments from the device causing damage to the roof of a porch.
All residents have now been allowed to return to their homes.
(CD)
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