Dissidents blamed for Belfast bus hijacking and bomb scare

Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package planted on board a bus by suspected dissident republicans in Belfast this morning.

Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package planted on board a bus by suspected dissident republicans in Belfast this morning.

The Metro bus was hijacked at around 7am by two men who left the package on board and ordered the driver to take it to Glengormley Orange arch.

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