Explosive device discovered in Belfast 'designed to kill police officers'

A bomb left on the side of a road in Northern Ireland was designed to kill police officers, it has been claimed.

Explosive device discovered in Belfast 'designed to kill police officers'

A bomb left on the side of a road in Northern Ireland was designed to kill police officers, it has been claimed.

The explosive was found in the Brians Well Road area in west Belfast on Saturday after a tip-off that a suspicious object had been left in the area.

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