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Four police officers and three children caught up in explosion

The police officers in the car escaped injury, but the family were said to have been very shaken by the ordeal.

Updated 1.35pm

AN INVESTIGATION INTO a bomb attack on a police Landrover on the Falls Road last night has revealed that the device was not thrown at the vehicle as was originally suspected.

It had been left in place at the City Cemetery and detonated by the use of a command wire, said the PSNI today.

Four officers and several members of the public were caught up in the explosion. One adult and three children were in a passing car that was struck in the explosion. It caused considerable damage to their car and left them badly shaken.

The Falls Road is still closed as a follow-up search of the area continues.

Superintendent Barbara Gray described this as “deliberate attempt to kill police officers” and “an attack on the community of West Belfast”.

She said it is only through good fortune that no-one was seriously injured or killed last night.

As with all incidents a review of the police response will be carried out to ensure that we do everything possible to provide the highest quality response to the communities of North and West Belfast.

Detectives are appealing for anyone who noticed any suspicious activity in the area of the City Cemetery in recent days or anyone who has any information to contact them at Woodbourne on 0845 600 8000.

Information can also be given anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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    Jan 28th 2013, 11:58 AM

    I would say that this is the new ‘normal’ and things will likely stay like this for some time.
    Good news if so in that it isn’t getting any worse but bad news in that it isn’t getting any better.
    With any luck, when we look back in 20 years we will see the last year or two as the low point.

    Of course, this is just a guess.

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    Jan 28th 2013, 1:42 PM

    Funny the pr spin from government and the business lobby over Xmas was shops had an increase in sales and footfall. Somebody is lying here or they can’t calculate the information properly hence explains how we got into this mess.

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    Jan 28th 2013, 12:05 PM

    Online shopping is the reason

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    Jan 28th 2013, 1:38 PM

    Doubt it, they’re up when you take out car sales. When did you last see someone getting a car in the post.

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    Jan 28th 2013, 5:17 PM

    So the concept of getting a new car delivered is alien to you muppets I never mentioned post did I

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    Jan 28th 2013, 1:59 PM

    Retailers and boom in the one sentence. I don’t think so.

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    Jan 28th 2013, 2:53 PM

    Fairly obvious ! No one buying houses = no furniture sales ? Even changing the unlucky 13 to 131 can’t make up for general lack of money and unemployment ….etc

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    Jan 28th 2013, 2:09 PM

    It would b interesting to see how these figures compaer with 07,08 ,09- allowing for inlaltion – and when calculating inflation one assumes food and energy are included .

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