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| Parts of 'very large bomb' found | Parts of 'very large bomb' found |
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| The component parts of a very large bomb have been found near Rosslea in County Fermanagh, police have said. | 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, which included about 100lbs of fertiliser, were discovered on Tuesday by a man working on farmland. | The parts, which included about 100lbs of fertiliser, were discovered on Tuesday by a man working on farmland. |
| PSNI Chief Inspector Alywin Barton said lives could have been lost. "Had these elements exploded, members of the public would have lost their lives." | |
| He said the parts were also capable of causing serious injury and "widespread damage". | He said the parts were also capable of causing serious injury and "widespread damage". |
| "They were located 125 metres from the nearest house," he said. | "They were located 125 metres from the nearest house," he said. |
| "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. | "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." | "They have complete disregard for the fact that if these elements had exploded members of the public would have lost their lives." |
| Security alerts | Security alerts |
| Residents had to be evacuated from their homes on Wednesday while police searched the area. | Residents had to be evacuated from their homes on Wednesday while police searched the area. |
| It was the latest in a series of alerts in the county in recent months. | It was 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. | 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. |
| The police station in Lisnaskea is also to get extra security amid what police described as the "serious dissident threat" in parts of the county. | The police station in Lisnaskea is also 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. | A planning application has been submitted to increase the steel fencing around the station by 2.5 metres. |