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Bomb scare halts policing meeting | Bomb scare halts policing meeting |
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A bomb warning has led to the cancellation of a District Policing Partnership meeting in County Antrim. | A bomb warning has led to the cancellation of a District Policing Partnership meeting in County Antrim. |
The meeting was due to begin at 1900 GMT on Tuesday at a community centre in the village of Mosside. | The meeting was due to begin at 1900 GMT on Tuesday at a community centre in the village of Mosside. |
No organisation was mentioned in the bomb warning which was received at 1815 GMT. The area was cordoned off and a controlled explosion was carried out. | No organisation was mentioned in the bomb warning which was received at 1815 GMT. The area was cordoned off and a controlled explosion was carried out. |
Moyle DPP chairman Oliver McMullan of Sinn Fein said he believed loyalist paramilitaries were responsible. | Moyle DPP chairman Oliver McMullan of Sinn Fein said he believed loyalist paramilitaries were responsible. |
"I am very disappointed as I have been looking forward to giving the people of Mosside the opportunity to engage with the DPP at a public meeting for the first time," he said. | "I am very disappointed as I have been looking forward to giving the people of Mosside the opportunity to engage with the DPP at a public meeting for the first time," he said. |
"This would have allowed the community to feed their concerns and opinions into the Area Policing Plan, as other local communities have done before. | "This would have allowed the community to feed their concerns and opinions into the Area Policing Plan, as other local communities have done before. |
"We will not be deterred by the actions of those who have no support or mandate and will rearrange the meeting at the earliest opportunity." | "We will not be deterred by the actions of those who have no support or mandate and will rearrange the meeting at the earliest opportunity." |
Up to 14 homes were evacuated at one stage, and some residents took shelter in a church hall. | |
District Policing Partnership meetings have been often disrupted in the past. Last week, dissident republicans forced their way into a meeting in a Londonderry hotel, blowing whistles and throwing stink bombs. | District Policing Partnership meetings have been often disrupted in the past. Last week, dissident republicans forced their way into a meeting in a Londonderry hotel, blowing whistles and throwing stink bombs. |
The partnerships were set up in 2002 under reforms resulting from the Patten Report. | The partnerships were set up in 2002 under reforms resulting from the Patten Report. |
The partnerships fall under the auspices of the Policing Board, which holds the PSNI as a whole to account. | The partnerships fall under the auspices of the Policing Board, which holds the PSNI as a whole to account. |
They are made up of councillors and members of the local community, who work alongside police District Command Units in trying to meet policing needs. | They are made up of councillors and members of the local community, who work alongside police District Command Units in trying to meet policing needs. |