'Pure luck' no casualties from Derry bomb - Mandelson

Northern Secretary Peter Mandelson said it is "pure luck" that last night's bomb blast in Derry did not kill a large number of people.

'Pure luck' no casualties from Derry bomb - Mandelson

Northern Secretary Peter Mandelson said it is "pure luck" that last night's bomb blast in Derry did not kill a large number of people.

A suspected "barrack buster" mortar forced the evacuation of hundreds of local residents from their homes.

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