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Saturday 5 December 2020
The charge relates to the discovery of an explosive device under the officer’s car at Shandon Park Golf Club in east Belfast.
The discussions in a Facebook group chat also mentioned targeting presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke.
Sergeant Sean Quinn and Constables Allan McCloy and Paul Hamilton were killed by a bomb.
Both men were arrested following searches in the Lurgan and Craigavon areas of Armagh.
This has been the fifth dissident attack so far this year.
The explosion has been condemned by politicians on both sides of the border.
The blasts appeared to be symbolic attacks aimed at embarrassing the Thai government during a major summit.
It was discovered on the grounds of Shandon Park Golf Club where a tournament was being held.
French President Emmanuel Macron said it appeared that there were no fatalities.
The deaths came as three cornered suicide bombers blew themselves up and others were shot.
There are similarities between this month’s devices and ones used by the Provisional IRA.
British minister Karen Bradley gave a House of Commons statement; while earlier a fifth man was arrested in connection with the attack.
Authorities said information that the suspects were preparing a spate of attacks had been received.
He was trying to make money from the club’s share price dropping.
The attack targeted a religious celebration in the Afghan capital.
Fifteen people were killed in the UVF attack on McGurk’s Bar in Belfast in 1971.
A bomb disposal team is on its way to the harbour.
A man has been taken into custody in connection with the incident.
The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group through its official Amaq news agency.
Police are looking for two males who were caught on CCTV moments before the blast.
A double suicide blast in Kabul killed 25 people early this morning.
The 18-year-old has never provided a clear motive for the attack.
His brother has also been accused of stockpiling explosive materials.
Up to 16,000 passengers were affected by yesterday’s closure.
Chris Parker has been sentenced to over four years in prison.
Five people were killed and ten wounded in what’s been the third major attack in the city in several days.
Sergej W claimed today that he didn’t intend to hurt or kill anyone.
The blast was caused by a “homemade explosive device with the power equivalent to 200 grams of TNT”.
“Police believe the New IRA are responsible for this cowardly attack,” a detective said.
No one but the bomber was seriously injured in Monday’s attack.
The attack took place during weekly prayers at a mosque in Egypt, police officials said.
“It was when the prayers were on that he set off his explosives,” a police spokesperson said.
Doctors struggled to assist horrifically wounded victims following the blast, many burned beyond recognition.
Government security official Mohamed Aden said that bombing took place in a busy part of the city.
The men in question also allegedly planned to target concerts in New York.
The latest terror attack in France was on Sunday in Marseille, when a man stabbed two women to death at the main train station.
Of the 36 people who died in the bombings, only four bodies were found.
The operation is the biggest evacuation of its kind in post-war Germany.
The operation will allow for the safe defusal of the bomb, which German media said was nicknamed “Wohnblockknacker” (blockbuster).
A landmine detonated on the Killylea Road in Armagh 27 years ago.
THIS WEEKEND MARKS the first Saturday and Sunday since six weeks of Level 5 restrictions across the country ended on 1 December.
Many will use the occasion to socialise and see people whom they haven’t been able to meet since October, particularly after the re-opening of pubs and restaurants yesterday.
Others have already used the days since the return to Level 3 on Tuesday to meet people.
However, public health officials are still urging the public to limit their social contacts in order to prevent another rise in cases over the festive period.
Today we’re asking: Has your number of social contacts increased since the end of Level 5 restrictions?
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