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| Man arrested over attack on Gerry Adams' home freed on bail | Man arrested over attack on Gerry Adams' home freed on bail |
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| A 35-year-old man arrested in connection with an attack on the home of the former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has been released on bail. | |
| The man was detained on Tuesday night on suspicion of a number of offences, including criminal damage, linked to incidents at the homes of Adams and fellow Sinn Féin member Bobby Storey. | The man was detained on Tuesday night on suspicion of a number of offences, including criminal damage, linked to incidents at the homes of Adams and fellow Sinn Féin member Bobby Storey. |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers also carried out searches of properties in west Belfast on Tuesday night. | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers also carried out searches of properties in west Belfast on Tuesday night. |
| Explosive devices were hurled at the west Belfast homes of Adams and Storey on Friday night, with Sinn Féin condemning the “reprehensible and cowardly” attacks. | Explosive devices were hurled at the west Belfast homes of Adams and Storey on Friday night, with Sinn Féin condemning the “reprehensible and cowardly” attacks. |
| No one was injured, but a car in the driveway of Adams’s home was damaged. | |
| The PSNI previously said officers had seized “remnants of large industrial, firework-type devices, capable of causing serious damage or injury” at two houses in west Belfast. | The PSNI previously said officers had seized “remnants of large industrial, firework-type devices, capable of causing serious damage or injury” at two houses in west Belfast. |
| The detained man was released on bail on Wednesday morning pending further police inquiries. | The detained man was released on bail on Wednesday morning pending further police inquiries. |
| Following the attacks, Adams said he was “very, very thankful” that no one was hurt. | Following the attacks, Adams said he was “very, very thankful” that no one was hurt. |
| The Sinn Féin president, Mary Lou McDonald, said on Monday that party members were reviewing their security in the wake of the attacks. | |
| While Sinn Féin has blamed dissident republicans for the attacks, police have yet to publicly attribute responsibility. | While Sinn Féin has blamed dissident republicans for the attacks, police have yet to publicly attribute responsibility. |
| Hundreds of people attended a rally in west Belfast on Monday evening to demonstrate support for Adams and Storey. At the event, McDonald branded the dissidents as “enemies of the people”. | Hundreds of people attended a rally in west Belfast on Monday evening to demonstrate support for Adams and Storey. At the event, McDonald branded the dissidents as “enemies of the people”. |
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