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The component parts of a very large bomb have been found by police near Rosslea in County Fermanagh. The component parts of a very large bomb have been found near Rosslea in County Fermanagh, police have said.
Six weeks ago dissident republicans warned that they had left a device on the Donagh to Rosslea road.Six weeks ago dissident republicans warned that they had left a device on the Donagh to Rosslea road.
The parts were discovered on Tuesday by a man working on farmland. Residents had to leave their homes while police searched the area. The parts, which included about 100lbs of fertiliser, were discovered on Tuesday by a man working on farmland.
It is the latest in a series of security alerts in the county in recent months. PSNI Chief Inspector Alwyn Barton said lives could have been lost. "Had these elements exploded, members of the public would have lost their lives."
Dissident republicans have claimed that bombs have been abandoned on rural roads. He said the parts were also capable of causing serious injury and "widespread damage".
"They were located 125 metres from the nearest house.
"This is a very very strong example of how this small group of people are quite prepared to place very serious, very dangerous elements such as this close to property where people live.
"They have complete disregard for the fact that if these elements had exploded members of the public would have lost their lives."
Security alerts
Residents had to be evacuated from their homes on Wednesday while police searched the area.
It is the latest in a series of alerts in the county in recent months.
Police have carried out a number of searches in response to claims by dissident republicans that bombs have been abandoned on rural roads.
In April, 18 houses were evacuated and a road closed near Dernawilt after a report that a bomb had been left on the Rosslea to Donagh Road.In April, 18 houses were evacuated and a road closed near Dernawilt after a report that a bomb had been left on the Rosslea to Donagh Road.
It has also been revealed that the PSNI station in Lisnaskea is to get extra security amid what police described as the "serious dissident threat" in parts of the county.
A planning application has been submitted to increase the steel fencing around the station by 2.5 metres.