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Pipe bomb handed in to Belfast community office | Pipe bomb handed in to Belfast community office |
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A man has carried a pipe bomb into the offices of a Belfast-based community justice group. | |
Army bomb disposal teams were called to the Jasmine End office of Community Restorative Justice Ireland (CRJI) in Twinbrook on Tuesday after a suspicious object was handed in. | |
They later confirmed that it was a viable device. | They later confirmed that it was a viable device. |
Harry Maguire of CRJI said the man had found the bomb and been concerned about the danger it posed to children. | Harry Maguire of CRJI said the man had found the bomb and been concerned about the danger it posed to children. |
"A member of the public found what he believed to be a dangerous device. He was worried about the risk to children and he decided to bring it to our local office in Jasmine End," he said. | "A member of the public found what he believed to be a dangerous device. He was worried about the risk to children and he decided to bring it to our local office in Jasmine End," he said. |
"The office immediately contacted the police because of the dangerous nature of this device. | "The office immediately contacted the police because of the dangerous nature of this device. |
"Our only concern in this incident has been to keep children and local people safe from what is a potentially lethal device and ensure that no one gets hurt." | "Our only concern in this incident has been to keep children and local people safe from what is a potentially lethal device and ensure that no one gets hurt." |
He said that he understood that the device had been found in the Twinbrook estate and said that anyone who found a suspicious object should call the police. | He said that he understood that the device had been found in the Twinbrook estate and said that anyone who found a suspicious object should call the police. |
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