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| Belfast dissidents trying to bomb police also endanger public, says PSNI | Belfast dissidents trying to bomb police also endanger public, says PSNI |
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| Republican dissidents are engaged in a "reckless" attempt to kill police officers and endanger the public in north Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said. | Republican dissidents are engaged in a "reckless" attempt to kill police officers and endanger the public in north Belfast, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said. |
| The PSNI confirmed that a device thrown on Wednesday might at a passing police patrol in the Oldpark Road area was a bomb. | The PSNI confirmed that a device thrown on Wednesday might at a passing police patrol in the Oldpark Road area was a bomb. |
| During the security alert in the district that followed, 20 homes also had to be evacuated. | During the security alert in the district that followed, 20 homes also had to be evacuated. |
| Chief Superintendent George Clarke said the attack was "clearly an attempt to kill police" but he added that it was also "reckless as to the consequences to the safety of other people". | Chief Superintendent George Clarke said the attack was "clearly an attempt to kill police" but he added that it was also "reckless as to the consequences to the safety of other people". |
| He pointed out that the location of the attack was a busy, residential street and that there were a number of young people in the area at the time who could have been injured. | He pointed out that the location of the attack was a busy, residential street and that there were a number of young people in the area at the time who could have been injured. |
| "Not only was there a risk posed to those people but there was massive inconvenience posed to people of all ages and to families in and around that area," the district police commander added. | "Not only was there a risk posed to those people but there was massive inconvenience posed to people of all ages and to families in and around that area," the district police commander added. |
| The dissident republican terror group Óglaigh na hÉireann admitted responsibility 24 hours earlier for another pipe bomb attack, this time at a community centre in the Shore Road area of north Belfast. | The dissident republican terror group Óglaigh na hÉireann admitted responsibility 24 hours earlier for another pipe bomb attack, this time at a community centre in the Shore Road area of north Belfast. |
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