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A letter bomb addressed to the Northern Ireland's chief constable has been intercepted. A letter bomb addressed to Northern Ireland's chief constable has been intercepted.
An army bomb disposal team was dispatched to the main Royal Mail sorting office at Mallusk in north Belfast to deal with the device. It had been addressed to Matt Baggott at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) headquarters in Knock, east Belfast.An army bomb disposal team was dispatched to the main Royal Mail sorting office at Mallusk in north Belfast to deal with the device. It had been addressed to Matt Baggott at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) headquarters in Knock, east Belfast.
The Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, said it was a "callous and reckless attack".The Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, said it was a "callous and reckless attack".
"Those responsible for this device have almost no support and have demonstrated a blatant disregard for the safety of those who could have been injured," she said. "The chief constable undertakes a challenging role in delivering community policing in a difficult environment.""Those responsible for this device have almost no support and have demonstrated a blatant disregard for the safety of those who could have been injured," she said. "The chief constable undertakes a challenging role in delivering community policing in a difficult environment."
The discovery came after several weeks in which dissident republicans caused major traffic disruption through a series of bomb hoax alerts across greater Belfast and Derry.The discovery came after several weeks in which dissident republicans caused major traffic disruption through a series of bomb hoax alerts across greater Belfast and Derry.
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