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| Police set up checkpoints in Belfast after bomb partially explodes | |
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| Police have set up vehicle checkpoints in Belfast after Sunday's partial explosion of a bomb in the city centre. | |
| Patrols are to increase significantly after the device was left in a car at Victoria Square shopping centre car park. | Patrols are to increase significantly after the device was left in a car at Victoria Square shopping centre car park. |
| Chief Superintendent Alan McCrum said: "We are all aware of the threat that is posed by terrorists. | Chief Superintendent Alan McCrum said: "We are all aware of the threat that is posed by terrorists. |
| Dissident republicans were blamed for Sunday's alert. No-one was injured. | |
| 'Business as usual' | 'Business as usual' |
| Mr McCrum said there would be a "very visible" police presence "in key locations at key times". | Mr McCrum said there would be a "very visible" police presence "in key locations at key times". |
| "Everyone can play a part in helping to tackle this by remaining vigilant and by reporting any suspicious activity. | |
| "Police will be on foot, on bikes and conducting vehicle check points in hot-spot areas to prevent crime and reassure shoppers, revellers and motorists," he added. | "Police will be on foot, on bikes and conducting vehicle check points in hot-spot areas to prevent crime and reassure shoppers, revellers and motorists," he added. |
| Lord Mayor of Belfast Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said he was determined that the Christmas period would be "business as usual" for the city. | Lord Mayor of Belfast Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said he was determined that the Christmas period would be "business as usual" for the city. |
| "There may be some roadblocks coming in to the city centre, but we want to keep it moving and we want people to come in," said the Sinn Féin councillor. | "There may be some roadblocks coming in to the city centre, but we want to keep it moving and we want people to come in," said the Sinn Féin councillor. |
| "The people who attacked Belfast want to wreck Christmas, and the rest of us aren't going to let them." | "The people who attacked Belfast want to wreck Christmas, and the rest of us aren't going to let them." |