‘New IRA’ claims bomb that injured Belfast prison officer

A group calling itself the New IRA has claimed a bombing which injured a prison officer.

It is a small but potentially deadly organisation which has been linked to the killing of a police officer and a prison warder.

With the centenary of the Easter Rising approaching later this month, senior police officers have said they are concerned that dissidents opposed to the peace process may attempt to hijack the anniversary by launching an attack.