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Dissidents 'helped by mainstream' Police target of 'roadside bomb'
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Dissident republicans in Fermanagh may be getting help from "mainstream republicanism", an Ulster Unionist MLA has said. Police in Fermanagh have described a device found near the border at the weekend as a "roadside bomb".
Tom Elliott was speaking after a suspicious device found near Newtownbutler at the weekend led to a security alert which is still ongoing. The bomb was found at Wattlebridge near Newtownbutler on Saturday after two separate telephoned warnings to police.
Chief Inspector Alywin Barton said: "I believe police officers were the intended target, but roadside bombs are indiscriminate."
A security alert is still ongoing in the area, as police and army bomb experts examine the scene.
Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliot said dissident republicans in Fermanagh may be getting help from "mainstream republicanism".
"You just don't carry these attacks out with a small group," he said."You just don't carry these attacks out with a small group," he said.
Mr Eliott called for "limited Army personnel", to support the police in the area. Mr Eliott called for "limited Army personnel" to support the police in the area.
"Obviously the dissidents are being blamed, however I just believe there's a lot more of these people in the area in these operations than was maybe first envisaged by security forces," he said."Obviously the dissidents are being blamed, however I just believe there's a lot more of these people in the area in these operations than was maybe first envisaged by security forces," he said.
"At the initial stages, there was a suggestion that the number of dissident activists in the area probably only amounted to half a dozen families.
"Obviously they're getting help and support which is a huge concern and I'm afraid that maybe some of that support is from coming over from mainstream republicanism."