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Disinnescato un ordigno di circa 300 kg di esplosivo, appena fuori il villaggio di Forkhill, nel South Armagh

Dopo uno stato di allerta attivato 4 giorni fa nel South Armagh, il PSNI ha fatto il ritrovamento di un ordigno contenente 600 libre di esplosivo (fertilizzante??), assemblato artigianalmente.
Scoperto il cavo di collegamento della bomba che dal luogo in cui era stata impiantata proseguiva fino ad un punto da cui sarebbe partito il comando, al di là del confine.
Attivata un’operazione di sicurezza nella Repubblica di Irlanda, mentre gli artificeri erano impegnati nel disinnescare l’ordigno.
Lo stato di allerta era iniziato lo scorso martedì dopo che un giornale aveva ricevuto l’avviso di una bomba piazzata in Carrive Road.
Il cavo di collegamento è stato scoperto durante lo scorso fine settimana.
Venti le persone evacuate.
Nel frattempo montano le polemiche contro il PSNI per il presunto tardivo intervento nella messa in sicurezza delle persone che avrebbe potuto essere coinvolte.
Riflettori puntati sui dissidenti repubblicani.
Sam Cordner, investigatore capo della polizia di Newry e Mourne, ha dichiarato: “Avrebbero potuto esserci conseguenze devastanti per questo incidente. Le azioni dei criminali terroristi nel piazzare questo dispositivo nella zona Forkhill, hanno messo a serio rischio la gente locale e gli agenti di polizia”.
“Le loro azioni sono state sconsiderate e pericolose fino all’estremo. Il loro obiettivo può anche essere stata la polizia, ma a loro non importava chi potesse rimanere ucciso o ferito.
“E’ solo attraverso il duro lavoro e la professionalità degli agenti di polizia e dei loro colleghi militari che l’area è stata messa in sicurezza”.
Il PSNI si impegna a garantire inalterato il suo operato già a partire dalle indagini su questo fatto.
Conor Murphy del Sinn Fein ha espresso forte preoccupazione per il moltiplicarsi di queste dimostrazioni di forza dei dissidenti: “sarà solo una questione di tempo prima che qualcuno nella comunità locale resti ucciso”.

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600lb bomb defused in South Armagh (U TV)
An explosive device planted outside the village of Forkhill has been made safe by the army, following a four-day security alert in South Armagh.
Army experts estimated the device contained around 600lb of home-made explosives.
A command wire led from the roadside where it was planted to a firing point across the border.
The Irish army and police mounted a security operation in the Irish Republic while an army bomb disposal expert made the device safe.
The remnants have been taken away for forensic examination.
The security alert began last Tuesday when a newspaper received a warning of a bomb having been planted on the Carrive Road.
The command wire leading across the border was discovered over the weekend.
Around 20 people were evacuated from their homes while the device was made safe.
SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Dominic Bradley questioned the response time of the PSNI in dealing with the situation.
“It seems the PSNI may have known about this bomb days before they moved people from their homes and if that’s the case then it’s certainly cause for much concern”, he said.
‘Reckless’
Dissident republicans have been blamed for planting the bomb and police branded those responsible “reckless”.
Police said they did not care who they might have killed had it been detonated.
Newry and Mourne police commander Chief Inspector Sam Cordner said: “There could have been a devastating outcome to this incident. The actions of terrorist criminals in planting this device in the Forkhill area put local people and police officers at significant risk.
“Their actions were reckless and dangerous in the extreme Their target may have been the police, but they did not care who they killed or injured.
“It is only through the hard work and professionalism of police officers and their military colleagues that the area has been made safe.”
He insisted the actions of those responsible for the device would not deter his officers from providing a service to the people of South Armagh.
“Part of that service will be an investigation into the planting of this device. Anyone who can bring these criminals to justice should contact us.
“We want to thank the people of Forkhill for their patience and forbearance as we worked to make their area safe for them.”
Sinn Fein MP for the area Conor Murphy has also condemned those responsible.
“There is an increasing recklessness being shown by these groups and if they persist with this activity it will be only a matter of time before someone in the local community is killed”, Mr Murphy said.
“I would question the motives of those who are putting the local community in such danger.”
In January a 300lb device was defused in Castlewellan, Co Down, and in May the components for a another bomb containing around 100lb of home-made explosives were found near Rosslea , Co Fermanagh.