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A vehicle possibly linked to the Newry courthouse car bomb was left for two days and then removed before it could be examined, police have said. | A vehicle possibly linked to the Newry courthouse car bomb was left for two days and then removed before it could be examined, police have said. |
Officers received a report of a vehicle on fire in Drumintee, south Armagh, 20 minutes after the bomb exploded. Two days later it had been removed. | Officers received a report of a vehicle on fire in Drumintee, south Armagh, 20 minutes after the bomb exploded. Two days later it had been removed. |
Police said there were concerns that it may have been a lure to attack police and that it had since been recovered. | Police said there were concerns that it may have been a lure to attack police and that it had since been recovered. |
They said they were unable to respond as quickly "as they would have wished". | They said they were unable to respond as quickly "as they would have wished". |
"The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is committed to investigating the courthouse bomb attack but it has an over-riding responsibility to protect and preserve life," the police said in a statement. | |
"This applies as much to police officers and staff as to everyone else in the community." | |
UUP assembly member Danny Kennedy said he welcomed the updated police statement but said it showed a "degree of confusion on behalf of the PSNI". | |
He said the matter highlighted "the concern about police resources in the south Armagh area". | |
A car bomb weighing up to 250lbs exploded outside the court on 22 February. No-one was killed or injured in the blast, which was heard two miles away. | A car bomb weighing up to 250lbs exploded outside the court on 22 February. No-one was killed or injured in the blast, which was heard two miles away. |
Dissident republicans were blamed for the attack. | Dissident republicans were blamed for the attack. |