ARMAGH, TROVATO ORDIGNO ‘PROGETTATO PER UCCIDERE’
Ordigno disinnescato dagli artificieri dell’esercito, a Armagh
Ritrovato e disinnescato dal corpo artificieri dell’esercito, un ordigno situato nei pressi di Friary Road ad Armagh.
L’allerata era iniziata ieri sera, e sono state subito evacuate le abitazioni circostanti così come sono state chiuse le vie di accesso.
Alasdair Robinson, District Commander Chief Superintendent, ha dichairato ai media che si è trattato di un ordigno esplosivo che avrebbe potuto causare gravi lesioni se non addirittura la morte.
“Non ho alcun dubbio l’obiettivo fosse quello di uccidere gli agenti di polizia impegnati nel fornire un servizio alla comunità della zona”, ha detto.
“Le azioni sia dei nostri agenti di polizia locale, che degli ufficiali dell’esercito, sono in netto contrasto con quelle dei terroristi temerari e criminali che ha abbandonato questo dispositivo vicino a case private mettendo a rischio la vita di coloro che vivono in questa zona”.
Armagh device ‘designed to kill’ (BBC News Northern Ireland)
A bomb made safe by the Army in Armagh was designed to kill police officers, a senior policeman has said.
The alert began after police received a report late on Wednesday night that a suspicious device had been left in the Friary Road area.
Nearby homes were evacuated and the road was closed. It has since reopened.
District Commander Chief Superintendent Alasdair Robinson said it was “a viable explosive device capable of causing serious injury or indeed death”.
He said the initial call by a member of the public helped them pinpoint exactly where the device had been left.
“I have no doubt the aim was to kill police officers engaged in providing a community service to the area,” he said.
“The actions of both our local police officers and of the Army technical officers are in stark contrast to that of the reckless criminal terrorists who abandoned this device close to private homes placing the lives of those living in this area at risk.”
In July, police in the area came under attack with missiles and paint during another security alert in which a minor explosion occurred.
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