Horror over discovery of pipe bomb at school

A PIPE bomb was defused at a flashpoint school in north Belfast yesterday.

Tue, 07 Jan, 2003 - 00:00

Alan Erwin

Just an hour before the start of the first term of 2003, a device was discovered on the front gates of the Holy Cross Girls’ Primary School in the Ardoyne district.

School governor Father Aidan Troy said: “This is a frightening development.

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