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| A bomb has been found at the Royal Mail's sorting office in Mallusk, County Antrim. | A bomb has been found at the Royal Mail's sorting office in Mallusk, County Antrim. |
| The building was evacuated shortly after the device, which was described as viable and unstable, was discovered at about 1145 GMT on Wednesday. | The building was evacuated shortly after the device, which was described as viable and unstable, was discovered at about 1145 GMT on Wednesday. |
| It was made safe by Army technical officers and has been taken away for forensic examination. | It was made safe by Army technical officers and has been taken away for forensic examination. |
| Police have said they are not investigating a sectarian or terrorist motive in connection with the attack. | Police have said they are not investigating a sectarian or terrorist motive in connection with the attack. |
| The MP for the area, William McCrea of the DUP, said he was very concerned by the discovery of the bomb. | |
| "We must realise that had the bomb detonated there could have been untold injury to Royal Mail employees and numerous lives could have been endangered," he said. | |
| Alliance Party leader David Ford said the incident had "sent a shudder through the whole community". | Alliance Party leader David Ford said the incident had "sent a shudder through the whole community". |
| "What sort of person would create a device like this and put postal workers' lives at risk?" he said. | "What sort of person would create a device like this and put postal workers' lives at risk?" he said. |
| Thomas Burns, the SDLP assembly member for South Antrim, described those behind the bomb as reckless and "foolish beyond belief". | Thomas Burns, the SDLP assembly member for South Antrim, described those behind the bomb as reckless and "foolish beyond belief". |
| "Their grossly irresponsible behaviour has endangered the lives of the men and women who work at this location and that is absolutely unforgivable," he said. | "Their grossly irresponsible behaviour has endangered the lives of the men and women who work at this location and that is absolutely unforgivable," he said. |