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Two fire bombs have been found in a baby-changing room in a fast food outlet, police have said. | Two fire bombs have been found in a baby-changing room in a fast food outlet, police have said. |
The incendiary devices - one of which had partially exploded - were found in a McDonald's restaurant in Cookstown, County Tyrone. | The incendiary devices - one of which had partially exploded - were found in a McDonald's restaurant in Cookstown, County Tyrone. |
Police Inspector Sue Steen said the people who had left the devices in the room has shown "a callous disregard for human life". | Police Inspector Sue Steen said the people who had left the devices in the room has shown "a callous disregard for human life". |
"That room was in a restaurant used by families and children," she said. | "That room was in a restaurant used by families and children," she said. |
"It doesn't bear thinking about what might have happened if the restaurant had been filled with people, or someone was in the room with a baby when they went off," she said. | "It doesn't bear thinking about what might have happened if the restaurant had been filled with people, or someone was in the room with a baby when they went off," she said. |
"It is not enough to say that those who planted the devices have nothing to offer the people of Northern Ireland. | "It is not enough to say that those who planted the devices have nothing to offer the people of Northern Ireland. |
"They do - but it is a return to a past of injury, death and destruction, nothing else. They must be caught and brought before the courts." | "They do - but it is a return to a past of injury, death and destruction, nothing else. They must be caught and brought before the courts." |
Staff in McDonald's found the devices on Wednesday, sparking a security alert on Sweep Road, causing major traffic disruption. | Staff in McDonald's found the devices on Wednesday, sparking a security alert on Sweep Road, causing major traffic disruption. |
Police said that very little damage was caused in the incident. | |
Police are investigating whether the devices are linked to a similar attack on a toy store in the town two weeks ago and have appealed for information. | Police are investigating whether the devices are linked to a similar attack on a toy store in the town two weeks ago and have appealed for information. |
A partially exploded device was found in the Toymaster store on Dungannon Road on 9 May. It had been hidden in a fast food container. | A partially exploded device was found in the Toymaster store on Dungannon Road on 9 May. It had been hidden in a fast food container. |
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