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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. | 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. | 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' | '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 | 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 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. | The alert in the area began last Tuesday following a telephoned warning to a newspaper. |
| Sinn Fein MP for Newry and Armagh, Conor Murphy said he was "extremely concerned." | Sinn Fein MP for Newry and Armagh, Conor Murphy said he was "extremely concerned." |
| He said: "I would question the motives of those who are putting the local community in such danger. | He said: "I would question the motives of those who are putting the local community in such danger. |
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| "I challenge those who have planted this bomb in the community to come forward and explain why they have done so? How is this furthering the struggle for Irish freedom?" | "I challenge those who have planted this bomb in the community to come forward and explain why they have done so? How is this furthering the struggle for Irish freedom?" |
| SDLP MLA Dominic Bradley condemned those who planted the bomb and also questioned the police response. | |
| "Everybody accepts the dangerous nature of policing this type of threat by the PSNI, however, serious questions must be asked about the response time in dealing with the device and evacuating people from their nearby homes. | |
| "It seems the PSNI may have known about this bomb days before they moved people and if that's the case then it's certainly cause for much concern." | |
| In January, a 300lb bomb was defused in Castlewellan, County Down. | 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. | It is thought the bomb was planted by dissident republicans who were trying to target the Ballykinler army base. |
| In May the component parts of another fertiliser bomb were found near Rosslea in County Fermanagh. | In May the component parts of another fertiliser bomb were found near Rosslea in County Fermanagh. |
| About 100lbs of explosives were found in a field near the Donagh to Rosslea Road. | About 100lbs of explosives were found in a field near the Donagh to Rosslea Road. |