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UDA blamed for pipe bomb attack | |
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The UDA is being blamed for a pipe bomb attack on a house in Carrickfergus. | |
The pipe bomb bounced off a window of the house at Carnhill Walk and exploded in the backyard, causing slight damage. | |
No-one was injured, but local residents said children were playing in the Castlemara estate near where the device exploded at about 2130 BST on Saturday. | |
It is the latest in a series of incidents blamed on tensions between the mainstream UDA and a faction based in south-east Antrim. | |
A short time later, police were sent to deal with a crowd gathered at Marine Highway in the town and arrested two men. | A short time later, police were sent to deal with a crowd gathered at Marine Highway in the town and arrested two men. |
Police said they were maintaining a strong presence in the town on Saturday evening. | Police said they were maintaining a strong presence in the town on Saturday evening. |
The man whose house was attacked is a member of the Beyond Conflict group, which is linked to the breakaway South-East Antrim UDA. |
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