RUC Chief: Bomb designed to kill policemen

A massive bomb discovered near Armagh city has been described as one "undoubtedly deployed to kill our officers and military colleagues" by RUC Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan.

RUC Chief: Bomb designed to kill policemen

A massive bomb discovered near Armagh city has been described as one "undoubtedly deployed to kill our officers and military colleagues" by RUC Chief Constable Ronnie Flanagan.

Dissident republicans have been blamed for the device, thought to comprise of 1,000lbs of home-made explosives, which was packed into two roadside wheelie bins.

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