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Due gli attacchi con pipe bombs messi a segno a Derry nella scorsa notte

La PSNI ha dichiarato che è la ‘banda criminale’ denominata Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) ad aver rivendicato la propria responsabilità nei tue attacchi con pipe bombs avvenuti nel corso della scorsa notte a Derry.
La prima pipe bombs è esplosa all’01.30 circa all’esterno di un’abitazione in Spruce Meadows nell’area di Culmore.
Illesi i 7 membri della famiglia lì residente. Danni al lato frontale della casa e ad un’auto. Evacuate alcune abitazioni nelle vicinanze.
Solo dopo la rivendicazione, la PSNI ha iniziato ad indagare su di un altro dispositivo parzialmente esploso nei pressi di una casa in Westland Street.
Il Republican Action Against Drugs negli ultimi mesi ha già preso di mira 15 persone.

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‘Criminal gang’ claim Derry bombs (BBC News Northern Ireland)
The police have said a “criminal gang” has claimed responsibility for two overnight explosions in Londonderry.
It is understood Republican Action Against Drugs (Raad) threw a pipe bomb at a house in Spruce meadows in Culmore.
A family of seven escaped injury after the pipe bomb exploded outside their home at about 0130 BST on Monday.
The police became aware of another device in the city only after Raad claimed responsibility for it.
Police said the group claimed a device, which partially exploded, was thrown at a Westland Street house.
The pipe bomb in Spruce Meadows caused extensive damage to a car and damage to the front of the house.
Inspector Jon Burrows said they were investigating a link to drugs, and that people who engaged in such violence were the “enemies of everyone”.
“Everyone needs to unite together to give us the information to put them behind bars,” he continued.
“If anyone had of been close to that pipe bomb when it exploded they could have been very seriously injured, or indeed killed.”
Republican Action Against Drugs have targeted at least 15 men in the city in recent months.
Evacuated
Two adults and five children were in the Spruce Meadows house at the time of the attack but no-one was injured.
Army technical officers examined the scene and removed the remains the device for further examination.
A number of nearby houses were evacuated for a short time.
Darren Curry lives in the area and said families had been left shocked.
“You probably wouldn’t expect that to happen here, it’s a very quiet area. We’ve only moved in recently and we’ve found no trouble at all,” he said.
“It’s just an awful shock that people could come in and actually do that and cause disruption and not have any fear for anybody that lived here.”
Police have appealed for people to exercise caution and not to touch any unusual or suspicious items.