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| Omagh alert 'attempt to disrupt Remembrance Day' | Omagh alert 'attempt to disrupt Remembrance Day' |
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| A security alert that postponed a wreath-laying ceremony in Omagh earlier was caused by a viable pipe bomb type device, police have said. | A security alert that postponed a wreath-laying ceremony in Omagh earlier was caused by a viable pipe bomb type device, police have said. |
| Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable George Hamilton said police were following a "strong line of enquiry" that dissident republicans were responsible. | Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable George Hamilton said police were following a "strong line of enquiry" that dissident republicans were responsible. |
| The alert began after the discovery of a suspicious object on Drumragh Avenue. | The alert began after the discovery of a suspicious object on Drumragh Avenue. |
| The rest of the Remembrance Sunday service was able to go ahead. | The rest of the Remembrance Sunday service was able to go ahead. |
| Cordons were in place at Drumragh Avenue, Mountjoy Road, Sedan Avenue, George Street and High Street. The alert has now ended. | Cordons were in place at Drumragh Avenue, Mountjoy Road, Sedan Avenue, George Street and High Street. The alert has now ended. |
| The PSNI Chief Constable said that the device was "left to cause maximum disruption" to the commemorations and described it as "sickening and appalling". | The PSNI Chief Constable said that the device was "left to cause maximum disruption" to the commemorations and described it as "sickening and appalling". |
| "This is the action of a small and callous group of violent people who have nothing to offer our communities other than fear and intimidation," he said. | "This is the action of a small and callous group of violent people who have nothing to offer our communities other than fear and intimidation," he said. |
| "Whilst our investigation into the incident is at a very early stage, one strong line of enquiry is that violent dissident republicans are responsible. | "Whilst our investigation into the incident is at a very early stage, one strong line of enquiry is that violent dissident republicans are responsible. |
| "Their actions today have demonstrated the disregard and disrespect they have for this community, which has already suffered so much pain and hurt at the hands of terrorists." | "Their actions today have demonstrated the disregard and disrespect they have for this community, which has already suffered so much pain and hurt at the hands of terrorists." |
| In 1998, a Real IRA bomb in Omagh killed 29 people. | In 1998, a Real IRA bomb in Omagh killed 29 people. |
| DUP MLA Tom Buchanan said he believed the planting of the pipe bomb was a "re-run" of the Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb 30 years ago that resulted in the deaths of 12 people. | |
| "Innocent men, women and children's lives were taken and maimed with a similar type of device at that particular time. | |
| "And, again, I find it very difficult to get words strong enough to condemn those that are responsible for planning and pre-meditating such an attack." | |
| Ulster Unionist councillor Chris Smyth also said those responsible were cowards. | Ulster Unionist councillor Chris Smyth also said those responsible were cowards. |
| "It's always going to hurt an awful lot when people come to remember their dead and they come with wreaths, they come with a very clear idea of what they want to do," he said | "It's always going to hurt an awful lot when people come to remember their dead and they come with wreaths, they come with a very clear idea of what they want to do," he said |
| "Then, because of the actions of a few very sick and very cowardly individuals, they're stopped from doing that." | "Then, because of the actions of a few very sick and very cowardly individuals, they're stopped from doing that." |
| The Sinn Féin MP for the area, Barry McElduff, said everyone had the "unfettered right" to remember their dead. | The Sinn Féin MP for the area, Barry McElduff, said everyone had the "unfettered right" to remember their dead. |
| "Whoever decided to leave a package in this area, a suspicious package, obviously has shown complete disregard for everyone in the community," he said. | "Whoever decided to leave a package in this area, a suspicious package, obviously has shown complete disregard for everyone in the community," he said. |