Dissidents blamed after bomb discoveries

Police in the North are on high alert tonight after dissident republicans attempted to murder an officer with a car bomb and a second explosive device was discovered close to a police station.

Dissidents blamed after bomb discoveries

Police in the North are on high alert tonight after dissident republicans attempted to murder an officer with a car bomb and a second explosive device was discovered close to a police station.

The bomb placed under the car of an off-duty constable in east Belfast could have killed his wife and two young children, the Police Service of Northern Ireland assistant chief constable George Hamilton said.

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