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| 300lb car bomb found in village | 300lb car bomb found in village |
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| A 300lb car bomb has been found in Castlewellan, County Down, on Saturday. | |
| It follows a five-day security alert when a telephoned warning on Tuesday claimed a bomb had been left in the village. | |
| Security forces discovered an abandoned car on the Dublin Road and several controlled explosions were carried out on what police called "suspect items". | |
| Supt Greg Blain said those responsible had shown a "callous disregard" for people's lives. | |
| It is thought the car-bomb was abandoned by dissident republicans, who were trying to target the Ballykinler army base. | |
| "They planted a large viable device in a car, abandoned it in an area close to local houses and schools, and then phoned through vague warnings about the locality and nature of the threat," said Supt Blain. | |
| "They placed the lives of every man, woman and child in the area at risk and simply have nothing to offer society." | "They placed the lives of every man, woman and child in the area at risk and simply have nothing to offer society." |
| A police spokesperson said the forensic and clean-up operation may take another few hours. | A police spokesperson said the forensic and clean-up operation may take another few hours. |