Irish dissidents blamed for city blast

Police believe an Irish dissident group was responsible for a suspected bomb blast in Birmingham last night.

Irish dissidents blamed for city blast
Sun, 04 Nov, 2001 - 09:03

Police believe an Irish dissident group was responsible for a suspected bomb blast in Birmingham last night.

A spokeswoman stressed the incident was not connected to the September 11 terror attacks.

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