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04/02/2008
PSNI On Alert After Warning By Real IRA
A renewed warning by the Real IRA has placed the PSNI “on their guard”, according to a Police Federation Spokesman.
After speaking to the Sunday Tribune, a spokesperson for the republican dissident movement, the Real IRA, told of plans for a new offensive. However, the police federation responded, saying: "We are very aware of this new and very serious threat from dissident republicans and urge all police officers to be on their guard."
The paramilitary group has said members of the PSNI will be prime targets in its new campaign, and warned that local businesses will be targeted using incendiary devices.
During the interview with the Sunday Tribune, the Real IRA spokesperson also warned of possible attacks in Britain, they said: “We will attack Britain where and when we see fit. The law of averages suggests the longer a target hasn't been hit, then the more likely it is to be attacked."
The group plans to continue its campaign in order to bring back a military presence to Northern Ireland in order to: “shatter the facade that the British presence has gone and normality reigns.”
The Real IRA was officially held responsible for the Omagh bomb atrocity in 1998 when 29 people were killed, and up to 300 were injured.
(DW)
After speaking to the Sunday Tribune, a spokesperson for the republican dissident movement, the Real IRA, told of plans for a new offensive. However, the police federation responded, saying: "We are very aware of this new and very serious threat from dissident republicans and urge all police officers to be on their guard."
The paramilitary group has said members of the PSNI will be prime targets in its new campaign, and warned that local businesses will be targeted using incendiary devices.
During the interview with the Sunday Tribune, the Real IRA spokesperson also warned of possible attacks in Britain, they said: “We will attack Britain where and when we see fit. The law of averages suggests the longer a target hasn't been hit, then the more likely it is to be attacked."
The group plans to continue its campaign in order to bring back a military presence to Northern Ireland in order to: “shatter the facade that the British presence has gone and normality reigns.”
The Real IRA was officially held responsible for the Omagh bomb atrocity in 1998 when 29 people were killed, and up to 300 were injured.
(DW)
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