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| Army makes safe 600lb border bomb | Army makes safe 600lb border bomb |
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| A 600lb bomb has been made safe by an Army bomb disposal team near Forkhill, County Armagh, on the border with the Republic of Ireland. | A 600lb bomb has been made safe by an Army bomb disposal team near Forkhill, County Armagh, on the border with the Republic of Ireland. |
| The device had a command wire running from where it was planted in Northern Ireland to a firing point across the border. | |
| It is suspected that dissident republicans planted the bomb. | It is suspected that dissident republicans planted the bomb. |
| Police said that there could have been a "devastating outcome" and that the police were the targets of the bombers. | |
| "The actions of terrorist criminals in planting this device in the Forkhill area put local people and police officers at significant risk," Chief Inspector Sam Cordner said. | "The actions of terrorist criminals in planting this device in the Forkhill area put local people and police officers at significant risk," Chief Inspector Sam Cordner said. |
| 'Reckless' | |
| "Their actions were reckless and dangerous in the extreme. Their target may have been the police, but they did not care who they killed or injured. | "Their actions were reckless and dangerous in the extreme. Their target may have been the police, but they did not care who they killed or injured. |
| Police on both sides of the border were involved in the operation | |
| "It is only through the hard work and professionalism of police officers and their military colleagues that the area has been made safe." | "It is only through the hard work and professionalism of police officers and their military colleagues that the area has been made safe." |
| The remains of the device, which contained fertiliser-based homemade explosives, have been removed for further examination. | |
| The Irish Army and police carried out a similar security operation in the Republic. | The Irish Army and police carried out a similar security operation in the Republic. |
| The alert in the area began last Tuesday following a telephoned warning to a newspaper. | |
| In January, a 300lb bomb was defused in Castlewellan, County Down. | |
| It is thought the bomb was planted by dissident republicans who were trying to target the Ballykinler army base. |