Pipe bombs defused in Antrim

Bomb disposal experts in the North have defused two pipe bombs found in Randalstown, Co Antrim, overnight.

The police have blamed loyalists for planting the devices.

Local SDLP councillor Donovan McClelland said the bombs were planted close to where republicans had put up tricolours at Easter, something he said had put innocent people at risk.

Sinn Féin condemned his comments, saying he was effectively justifying the actions of those who planted the bombs.