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| Home of IRA men's mother damaged | |
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| The house of the mother of two IRA men shot dead by the SAS in 1985 has been damaged in a pipe bomb attack on a police station in County Tyrone. | The house of the mother of two IRA men shot dead by the SAS in 1985 has been damaged in a pipe bomb attack on a police station in County Tyrone. |
| Police said they believe dissident republicans planted a pipe bomb which exploded behind Strabane PSNI station. | Police said they believe dissident republicans planted a pipe bomb which exploded behind Strabane PSNI station. |
| The device went off without warning at about 2115 BST on Thursday. | The device went off without warning at about 2115 BST on Thursday. |
| No-one was injured, but some houses were damaged, one of which belongs to Patsy Devine, 78, who suffered a stroke six years ago. | No-one was injured, but some houses were damaged, one of which belongs to Patsy Devine, 78, who suffered a stroke six years ago. |
| She is the mother of Michael and David Devine - two of three IRA men killed in an SAS ambush as they went to an arms dump in a field off Plumbridge Road in the town. | She is the mother of Michael and David Devine - two of three IRA men killed in an SAS ambush as they went to an arms dump in a field off Plumbridge Road in the town. |
| Mrs Devine was inside with two of her daughters at the time of the attack, while three of her grandchildren, aged 4, 6 and 7 played outside. | |
| "I think it's all terrible - what's it all for anyway?" | |
| "There are only old people up here... I was pure shaken my legs went like jelly on me," she said. | |
| Sinn Fein Councillor Brian McMahon said there was no appetite in the community for any sort of attack and the group behind the attack should "wake up to that". | |
| "There's no support in the community for this grouping and they should stop right away," he said. | |
| Chief Inspector Phil Marks said it was fortunate a murder investigation was not being conducted. | Chief Inspector Phil Marks said it was fortunate a murder investigation was not being conducted. |
| "In today's society we're all trying to move forward together and these people are quite clearly incapable of joining us," he said. | "In today's society we're all trying to move forward together and these people are quite clearly incapable of joining us," he said. |
| "It's a very small minority of people within the community and they're becoming more and more ostracised by the community." | "It's a very small minority of people within the community and they're becoming more and more ostracised by the community." |