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| Searches resume over bomb warning | Searches resume over bomb warning |
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| Police have resumed searches sparked by a bomb warning in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh. | Police have resumed searches sparked by a bomb warning in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh. |
| An anonymous caller claimed on Friday that a device had been fired at police at some stage in the last 48 hours but it had failed to explode. | An anonymous caller claimed on Friday that a device had been fired at police at some stage in the last 48 hours but it had failed to explode. |
| Officers are searching for the device on waste ground and have warned local residents to be "extremely cautious". | Officers are searching for the device on waste ground and have warned local residents to be "extremely cautious". |
| Police said leaving a "potentially deadly device on open ground was totally irresponsible". | Police said leaving a "potentially deadly device on open ground was totally irresponsible". |
| Chief Superintendent Michael Skuce, commander for the area, said those that had "fired the device in an attempt to murder police officers had no regard for their own community". | Chief Superintendent Michael Skuce, commander for the area, said those that had "fired the device in an attempt to murder police officers had no regard for their own community". |
| Police appealed for the anonymous caller to get in contact again. | Police appealed for the anonymous caller to get in contact again. |