Viable pipe bomb device found in Antrim

Residents had to leave their homes during a security alert in Mallusk Gardens today.

31/07/12 2,475 Views 13 Comments

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A VIABLE PIPE bomb has been found in Antrim.

The PSNI said that the device was found during a security alert in Mallusk Gardens, Antrim.

The alert is over and a viable pipe bomb type device has been taken away for further examination.

A number of residents had to leave their homes during the alert, but have now been able to return to their houses.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact CID in Newtownabbey on 0845 600 8000.

Alternatively they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers and speak to them anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Mick Collins 31/07/12 #

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After sixty of these have been disarmed in the Republic in the first six months of the present year, activities have moved across the Border. Truly this is an All Ireland approach to terror and attempted murder. We should be grateful that the perpetrators are broad minded enough to bring their murderous expertise to all reaches of the Island. When are those with a conscience who know these thugs going to hand them over to the PSNI and the Gardai or will we just wait until more children lose their hands…or feet….or lives?

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- Brian Ward 31/07/12 #
  
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  How do you figure that the bombers in the republc are the ones in NI?
  
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Mick Collins 31/07/12 #

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Oh dear Brian your question really invites another one in response. Are you genuinely misguided or do you really expect me to engage with you at that level?

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- Fay Mchugh 31/07/12 #
  
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  Mick surely you know by now that nothing is ever Sinn Fein or the IRA’s fault. Ever. Its the Brit’s fault. Or FF. Or FG. Or somebody else but never SF or the IRA.
  
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Brian Ward 31/07/12 #

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It’s a simple question Mick and I’m not too sure what you mean by engaging you “at that level”. I am genuinely curious as to how you figure that the bombs in the Republic are linked to the bombs in NI. Do you believe that a single individual or group is responsible or are there perhaps several entities at work perhaps contracting out their expertise?

As for wondering whether I am misguided I would like to point out that I am not the one who posted ” We should be grateful that the perpetrators are broad minded enough to bring their murderous expertise to all reaches of the Island.” To be honest I’m really not too sure where you are going with that sort of a statement.

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Fay Mchugh 31/07/12 #

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Brian, do you have a single shred of evidence to support that claim? surely the culprits are more likely to be 32 counties terrorists

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- Brian Ward 31/07/12 #
  
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  Well Fay here is a link to some info on the Real UFF. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Ulster_Freedom_Fighters
  
  If you look at previous attacks already claimed by the Real UFF and other attacks recently in Dervock you will see that those attacks (apart from Dervock) are all in about a 1 mile radius of each other. The targets have been Catholics and Polish people who I presume were targeted because the majority of them are catholic. Antrim has a population of about 30% catholic and is also a noted Loyalist area. Taking all of this into account it would be reasonable to assume that this attack was sectarian and/or racist in nature and carried out by a Loyalist grouping. Besides why would a dissident Republican group want to drive Catholics out of a Protestant area?
  
  The device was found in a playing field behind Mallusk Gardens so no specific target can be identified as it was probably dumped there either for an impending attack or because the bombers got spooked and tossed it. I would still put my money on it being Loyalist/Racist related.
  
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Mick Collins 31/07/12 #

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Brian surely even you can understand my sarcasm. You should also be able to understand the All Ireland comment.

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- Brian Ward 31/07/12 #
  
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  And surely you must understand my question which you still haven’t answered.
  
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- Fay Mchugh 31/07/12 #
  
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  brian. you haven’t answered mine.
  
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- Brian Ward 31/07/12 #
  
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  Give me a chance will ya. I was double checking my research to make sure that my comments had a sound basis to them. I have posted my answer to you so I hope that will clear things up for you.
  
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martin mc cullagh 31/07/12 #

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They will never learn on both sides. A united Ireland will come and peace is the only way

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- Brian Ward 31/07/12 #
  
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  It’s not about a United Ireland Martin it’s about Loyalist intimidation of foreigners and Catholics. These attacks were more than likely carried out by the Real UFF .
  
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