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| Dissidents 'behind station blast' | Dissidents 'behind station blast' |
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| Police say they believe dissident republicans planted a pipe bomb which exploded at the back of Strabane police station. | Police say they believe dissident republicans planted a pipe bomb which exploded at the back of Strabane police station. |
| The device went off without warning at about 2115 BST on Thursday. | |
| No-one was injured in the blast. A number of nearby properties were damaged and residents had to leave their homes for a time. | |
| Chief Inspector Phil Marks said it was fortunate a murder investigation was not being conducted. | |
| "In today's society we're all trying to move forward together and these people are quite clearly incapable of joining us," he said. | "In today's society we're all trying to move forward together and these people are quite clearly incapable of joining us," he said. |
| "It's a very small minority of people within the community and they're becoming more and more ostracised by the community." | "It's a very small minority of people within the community and they're becoming more and more ostracised by the community." |