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| Explosion at Poppy Day ceremony | Explosion at Poppy Day ceremony |
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| A device has exploded inside a ceremonial cannon during Remembrance Day commemorations in Newry, County Down. | |
| Army and police officers are still at the scene, but the area has been reopened. No one was injured. | |
| Those in attendance said they heard a bang and saw a flash and smoke coming from the cannon just after 1100 GMT. | |
| The incident happened as ceremonies were taking place across Northern Ireland to remember the war dead. | The incident happened as ceremonies were taking place across Northern Ireland to remember the war dead. |
| 'Sickening' | 'Sickening' |
| DUP assembly member William Irwin said he found the incident "sickening" especially given "the poignancy of the day 20 years on from the bombing of the cenotaph in Enniskillen". | DUP assembly member William Irwin said he found the incident "sickening" especially given "the poignancy of the day 20 years on from the bombing of the cenotaph in Enniskillen". |
| The UUP's Danny Kennedy said a "crude device" had been hidden in the cannon. | The UUP's Danny Kennedy said a "crude device" had been hidden in the cannon. |
| He described the attack as "quite despicable" and said it had been a "very frightening experience for those present". | He described the attack as "quite despicable" and said it had been a "very frightening experience for those present". |
| Sinn Fein MLA Mickey Brady said: "People and communities should be allowed to commemorate and remember their dead in peace, without hindrance and in a spirit of mutual respect." | Sinn Fein MLA Mickey Brady said: "People and communities should be allowed to commemorate and remember their dead in peace, without hindrance and in a spirit of mutual respect." |
| Services took place across Northern Ireland | Services took place across Northern Ireland |
| The largest remembrance event in Northern Ireland took place at Belfast City Hall where consuls of the US, Canada, France and India laid wreaths. | The largest remembrance event in Northern Ireland took place at Belfast City Hall where consuls of the US, Canada, France and India laid wreaths. |
| The Queen's representative, Lord Lieutenant of Belfast, Lady Carswell, was also in attendance along with leaders of the armed services. | The Queen's representative, Lord Lieutenant of Belfast, Lady Carswell, was also in attendance along with leaders of the armed services. |
| This year, Remembrance Sunday falls exactly 89 years after the ending of World War I, Armistice Day. | This year, Remembrance Sunday falls exactly 89 years after the ending of World War I, Armistice Day. |