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| Car bomb explodes at courthouse | Car bomb explodes at courthouse |
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| A car bomb has exploded near a courthouse in Newry, County Down. | A car bomb has exploded near a courthouse in Newry, County Down. |
| There were no initial reports of any injuries. | There were no initial reports of any injuries. |
| A car was abandoned close to the gates of the courthouse at about 2200 GMT. Police were evacuating the area when the bomb went off. | A car was abandoned close to the gates of the courthouse at about 2200 GMT. Police were evacuating the area when the bomb went off. |
| People in the city reported hearing a loud bang and smoke could be seen in the area around the building at New Street, near the city centre. | People in the city reported hearing a loud bang and smoke could be seen in the area around the building at New Street, near the city centre. |
| Motorists have been advised to avoid the area. | Motorists have been advised to avoid the area. |
| Police have appealed for anyone who saw a suspicious vehicle in the area to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone who saw a suspicious vehicle in the area to contact them. |
| It comes days after a mortar bomb was abandoned near a police station in the village of Keady, about 20 miles away. | |
| No organisation claimed responsibility, but dissident republicans are suspected to be behind it. | |
| Last October, Newry courthouse was the scene of a major security alert after an Army bomb disposal team was sent to examine a suspicious vehicle abandoned nearby. | |
| It was later declared to be an elaborate hoax. | |
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