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| GAA team 'target of bomb attack' | GAA team 'target of bomb attack' |
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| A pipe bomb has been found at a community centre in Antrim where a GAA team was training, the town's mayor Adrian Watson has said. | A pipe bomb has been found at a community centre in Antrim where a GAA team was training, the town's mayor Adrian Watson has said. |
| A security alert was declared after a suspicious device was found outside the community centre on the Stiles estate. | A security alert was declared after a suspicious device was found outside the community centre on the Stiles estate. |
| Players from St Comgall's GAA Club were escorted from the premises by police and the area has been cordoned off. | Players from St Comgall's GAA Club were escorted from the premises by police and the area has been cordoned off. |
| Mr Watson said it was a "disgusting attack by mindless thugs who had nothing to offer the community". | Mr Watson said it was a "disgusting attack by mindless thugs who had nothing to offer the community". |
| "These are young men training in a community centre surrounded by hundreds of home," he added. | "These are young men training in a community centre surrounded by hundreds of home," he added. |
| "They have done nothing wrong, bar be members of a GAA club." | "They have done nothing wrong, bar be members of a GAA club." |
| Tommy Crilly, chairman of St Comgall's GAA club, said: "We are a patently non-sectarian organisation, whose concerted efforts in encouraging participation from all sections of the Antrim community are well recognised. | |
| "We would very much wish to be allowed to continue in safety to make our ongoing significant contribution to the rich sporting life of the Antrim area." | |
| Police have said they are looking for a second device and the area will remain cordoned off until Friday morning when the search will resume in daylight. | Police have said they are looking for a second device and the area will remain cordoned off until Friday morning when the search will resume in daylight. |