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| Three police officers have been treated for severe shock and minor injuries after a rocket attack in Fermanagh. | Three police officers have been treated for severe shock and minor injuries after a rocket attack in Fermanagh. |
| A rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a foot patrol in Lisnaskea at about 2300 BST on Saturday. It failed to explode. | A rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a foot patrol in Lisnaskea at about 2300 BST on Saturday. It failed to explode. |
| Shortly after the attack, a car was found burning at Chapel Brae. Police are investigating a possible link. | Shortly after the attack, a car was found burning at Chapel Brae. Police are investigating a possible link. |
| Army technical officers attended the scene. The main street in Lisnaskea remains closed. | |
| Nearby homes have been evacuated. | Nearby homes have been evacuated. |
| Security Minister Paul Goggins condemned the attack. | |
| "The criminals who carried out this attack are trying to take Northern Ireland back to its violent past. They will not succeed, society has moved on," he said. | |
| PSNI Chief Superintendent Michael Skuce said: "This was clearly a case of attempted murder. We could have been dealing with multiple casualties this morning. | |
| "There are a number of families out there who will be counting their blessings that they are not grieving for a loved one." | "There are a number of families out there who will be counting their blessings that they are not grieving for a loved one." |
| "The disregard that this shows for the lives of the local community and my officers is unbelievable." | "The disregard that this shows for the lives of the local community and my officers is unbelievable." |
| Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board Professor Sir Desmond Rea condemned the attack. | Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board Professor Sir Desmond Rea condemned the attack. |
| "Those who carried out this deplorable attack have nothing to offer our society - they have no support from the community or any political party and will deliver nothing to our community," he said. | "Those who carried out this deplorable attack have nothing to offer our society - they have no support from the community or any political party and will deliver nothing to our community," he said. |
| "Such attacks will not derail the huge progress which has taken place and continues to be made in policing in Northern Ireland." | "Such attacks will not derail the huge progress which has taken place and continues to be made in policing in Northern Ireland." |