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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.