Bomber posed as model online to dupe men into terrorism

A lone-wolf dissident bomber who posed as a Swedish model to entrap men into taking part in her terrorist campaign has been branded “dangerous and cunning” by police.

Bomber posed as model online to dupe men into terrorism

Christine Connor, aged 31, was jailed for 16 years and four months at Belfast Crown Court yesterday after pleading guilty to a number of terrorist offences, including the attempted murder of a police officer in the city.

Connor twice attacked officers with blast bombs in May 2013 after tricking them into responding to fake 999 calls in North Belfast. Nobody was seriously injured.

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