{"id":158791,"date":"2015-10-10T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=158791"},"modified":"2015-10-10T15:14:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T15:14:57","slug":"bomb-found-in-ireland-hotel-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=158791","title":{"rendered":"Bomb found in Ireland hotel grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police have said a suspicious object found in the grounds of a hotel in Londonderry was a bomb.<\/p>\n

It was discovered on Friday at the Waterfoot Hotel.<\/p>\n

A controlled explosion was carried out and police initially said it was an elaborate hoax.<\/p>\n

After a further examination, police said it was bomb. A police recruitment session is due to be held at the hotel next week.<\/p>\n

Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said the bomb had the potential to harm anyone in the area and that those involved had shown a “total disregard for human life”.<\/p>\n

“We are obviously very thankful that this attack was thwarted and that no one was killed or seriously injured,” he said.<\/p>\n

Police said no warning was given and blamed dissident republicans for carrying out the attack.<\/p>\n

‘Potent reminder’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers condemned those responsible.<\/p>\n

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“This device was intended to cause injury and sought to stop those people who want to secure a career in policing to serve their community and make Northern Ireland a better place,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It is a potent reminder of the threat the police and public still face from terrorism.”<\/p>\n

“The contemptible actions of those behind this incident are an affront to everyone who wants a peaceful and prosperous Northern Ireland.”<\/p>\n

Sinn F\u00e9in MLA Raymond McCartney said those who had left the bomb had “nothing whatsoever to offer the people of Derry”.<\/p>\n

‘Reckless actions’<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Not only have they brought disruption to the city, they have also endangered the safety of hotel staff, guests, customers and passers by,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Image caption<\/span>A large section of Omagh town centre was cordoned off<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Their reckless actions are so far out of touch with the views of the vast majority of the people of Derry.”<\/p>\n

Two police recruitment events are under way in Belfast and Omagh after alerts at the planned venues ended.<\/p>\n

Belfast Met’s Millfield campus and the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, County Tyrone, were evacuated and nearby roads were closed after the alerts began on Friday.<\/p>\n

Police said on Saturday that nothing untoward was found during searches at both sites.<\/p>\n

A planned republican protest is taking place outside the Millfield campus.<\/p>\n

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Motorists in Belfast were diverted through the city centre as a result of the alert<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A large part of the town centre in Omagh was evacuated as a result of the alert at the Strule Arts Centre.<\/p>\n

Shops, businesses and the town’s bus depot were closed and students at South West College were sent home.<\/p>\n

The alert at the Millfield campus caused disruption to rush-hour traffic in Belfast city centre.<\/p>\n

Anne Connolly, the chair of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, said “intimidation and threat” would not stop people choosing policing as a career.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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