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| Pipe bomb found in car during Strabane security alert | |
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| A pipe bomb has been found inside a car in Strabane, County Tyrone. | |
| Army bomb disposal experts were called after police received a report that an object had been thrown into a car at Innisfree Gardens in the town. | |
| The incident was reported to police at about 08:15 BST on Wednesday. Thirty homes were evacuated during the security alert but residents have now been allowed to return. | |
| Area commander Ch Insp Alan Hutton described it as a "reckless act". | |
| "There can be no justification for incidents of this type," he said. | |
| "Attacks like this put anyone nearby at risk and I would appeal to the local community to help with the information that we need to bring the perpetrators to justice. | |
| "This was a totally reckless act and showed no regard for the safety of anyone in the Innisfree Gardens area." | |
| 'Inconvenience' | |
| The senior officer said the police operation lasted eight hours and caused a "considerable amount" of inconvenience to local residents. | |
| "This inconvenience was unavoidable in order to ensure that we established what the suspicious object was as safely as possible," Ch Insp Hutton said. | |
| He added that it was too early to know who was behind the device but that it had the potential to be the work of dissident republicans. | |
| Strabane community worker, Gina Devine, said it has caused major disruption. | Strabane community worker, Gina Devine, said it has caused major disruption. |
| "It was very disappointing that this has happened again in this community," she said. | "It was very disappointing that this has happened again in this community," she said. |
| "It's not acceptable that this device was left here and it shows total disregard for the people who live in the area and the community." | "It's not acceptable that this device was left here and it shows total disregard for the people who live in the area and the community." |
| Ms Devine said it was not the first time the area has been targeted in similar attacks. | Ms Devine said it was not the first time the area has been targeted in similar attacks. |
| "There has been a similar type device left a few months ago as well and it seems to be in very close proximity to where this device is. | "There has been a similar type device left a few months ago as well and it seems to be in very close proximity to where this device is. |
| "We would ask people to deter from leaving devices in a built up area where there are elderly people a lot of whom are poorly and have carers and obviously there are a lot of children here as well near to the local crèche." | "We would ask people to deter from leaving devices in a built up area where there are elderly people a lot of whom are poorly and have carers and obviously there are a lot of children here as well near to the local crèche." |