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| Feuding loyalists behind bombing | |
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| Tensions between loyalists are being blamed for a pipe bomb attack on a house in County Antrim. | Tensions between loyalists are being blamed for a pipe bomb attack on a house in County Antrim. |
| The bomb bounced off a window of Andrew Logan's house at Carnhill Walk, Carrickfergus, and exploded in the back yard, close to his pet dogs. | The bomb bounced off a window of Andrew Logan's house at Carnhill Walk, Carrickfergus, and exploded in the back yard, close to his pet dogs. |
| No-one was injured in the attack which is being blamed on the UDA. | No-one was injured in the attack which is being blamed on the UDA. |
| Mr Logan, a member of Beyond Conflict, a group which is linked to a breakaway UDA faction in south east Antrim, has said he will not be moving out. | Mr Logan, a member of Beyond Conflict, a group which is linked to a breakaway UDA faction in south east Antrim, has said he will not be moving out. |
| He said he had been watching television when the device was thrown. | |
| "It nearly killed my two dogs. My dog is about to have pups any day now. She is spooked," he said. | |
| "I have lived here all my life, grew up, got on with everybody. | |
| "These guys... are not even from the area." | "These guys... are not even from the area." |
| Residents said children were playing in the Castlemara estate near where the device exploded. | Residents said children were playing in the Castlemara estate near where the device exploded. |
| It was the latest in a series of incidents blamed on tensions between the mainstream UDA and a faction based in south-east Antrim. | It was the latest in a series of incidents blamed on tensions between the mainstream UDA and a faction based in south-east Antrim. |
| The Beyond Conflict group says that it helps former members of the UDA to move away from conflict. | The Beyond Conflict group says that it helps former members of the UDA to move away from conflict. |
| Alliance assembly member Sean Neeson said this latest incident was causing fear in the community. | Alliance assembly member Sean Neeson said this latest incident was causing fear in the community. |