PSNI halt '500lbs of hatred' in Newry

A massive 500lb bomb has been discovered in Newry packed in a wheelie bin in a van stolen from Co Kildare.

PSNI halt '500lbs of hatred' in Newry

A massive 500lb bomb has been discovered in Newry packed in a wheelie bin in a van stolen from Co Kildare.

The device, which could have caused a massacre on the scale of the Omagh bombing, was hidden in the vehicle which was taken from Maynooth in January of this year and had Donegal licence plates attached.

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