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L’Oglaigh na hEireann ha rivendicato l’autobomba alla Courthouse di Derry e la coffee jar bomb a West Belfast

Resta l’Oglaigh na hEireann il gruppo dissidente repubblicano a far più paura e ad impedire alla PSNI di abbassare la guardia.
La parola al giornalista Brian Rowan, che si è detto sicuro che l’attacco a West Belfast fosse una trappola per gli agenti di polizia.
“Questo gruppo, l’Oglaigh na hEireann, il gruppo dissidente più pericoloso,  ha detto di essere dietro ai due attacchi bomba”, ha detto Rowan.
“Il primo incidente che sostengono che contenesse 200 libbre di esplosivo, per lo più fabbricato in casa ed un quantitativo di Semtex, esplosivo ad alto potenziale. La seconda che sostengono di aver lanciato contro la polizia, era una cosiddetta ‘coffee jar bomb’  che ha deviato in una terra desolata. La rivendicazione è giunta ai Samaritani”.
L’ordigno di Belfast era stato scoperto dietroal Dwyer’s GAA Club, nel pomeriggio di ieri. Una esplosione controllata era stata effettuata prima che venisse rimosso per un ulteriore esame.
Il ministro della Giustizia David Ford condannando entrambi gli attacchi, si è detto “riconoscente” che nessuno sia rimasto ferito.

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Dissidents behind city bombs (UTV)
Dissident republican grouping Óglaigh na hÉireann have claimed responsibility for two recent bomb attacks in Londonderry and west Belfast.
In the first attack, 110lb of home-made explosives were planted in a beer keg outside Bishop Street Courthouse in Derry on Sunday evening.
Then in the early hours of Monday, a so-called “coffee jar bomb” was thrown at police in the Falls area of west Belfast.
Neither device detonated, but Óglaigh na hÉireann have told journalist Brian Rowan the second attack was an attempt to kill police officers.
“That group, Óglaigh na hÉireann, the most dangerous dissident group, has said it was behind the two bomb incidents,” Mr Rowan told UTV.
“On the first incident they claim it contained 200lbs of explosives, mostly home-made and some of the high explosive semtex. The second they claim to have thrown a so-called coffee jar bomb at police which deflected into wasteland. They then made a call to Samaritans.”
Police in Londonderry said the courthouse device could have “killed or seriously” injured passers-by had it detonated, as well as causing considerable damage to nearby property.
It was made safe after a number of controlled explosions were carried out on Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, the Belfast device was discovered behind Dwyer’s GAA club on Monday afternoon. A controlled explosion was carried out before it was removed for further examination.
Both incidents caused major disruption, with elderly residents moved out of a local fold overnight in Derry and around 30 homes evacuated on the Grosvenor Road in Belfast.
Justice Minister David Ford condemned the attacks, saying he is “thankful” no-one was hurt.