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Belfast primary school evacuated after partially exploded bomb found

Investigating officers are appealing to anyone who may have heard the device go off this morning to get in touch.

PUPILS FROM A Belfast primary school and residents from homes nearby were evacuated today after a partially exploded pipe bomb was found close to the school in the Summerhill Drive area.

According to the PSNI, it’s thought the device may have detonated elsewhere before being left in the area.

Investigating officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward, and say that they would particularly like hear from “anyone who believes they may have heard a loud bang or explosion possibly during the early hours of this morning”.

Local PSNI commander, Chief Inspector Darrin Jones, has condemned those responsible:

“Whether or not this device was left intentionally in this area or abandoned here, those who left it showed absolutely no regard for this community.”

“Leaving a viable explosive device in a built up area is reckless enough but to potentially endanger the lives of small children is beyond callous.”

Anyone with information is being asked to contact Lisburn CID offices by calling 0845 600 8000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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    Mute Tristan Ua Ceithearnaigh
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    Sep 11th 2013, 6:08 PM

    England’s colonial Rottweilers (loyalists) at work again.

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    Mute Laurie
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    Sep 11th 2013, 5:57 PM

    Hope to god they will be caught as these people are getting away with to much and are not acting on my behave they are not wanted crawl back under the rock they came out from under

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    Mute jake mansfield
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    Sep 11th 2013, 6:03 PM

    People fear what they don’t understand. That’s obviously while these cretins are attacking a place of education.

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    Mute Sandra Brady
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    Sep 11th 2013, 7:02 PM

    5 alerts in two days. 2nd one at a primary school. It’s disgraceful!! Why can the people up here not just realise that the children of these days do not want to be brought up in this environment!

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    Mute Jean Martin
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    Sep 12th 2013, 12:36 PM

    It isn’t ‘the people’ up here that are doing this……there is a section of the community who don’t want it to end. They may have grievances but we have been sorting them out around the table these days. The very large majority of the ‘people up here’ want to make a better world….

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    Sep 11th 2013, 6:26 PM

    Disgusting behaviour. Hope they get what’s coming to them.

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    Mute Jazz O'Gorman
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    Sep 11th 2013, 6:54 PM

    They won’t.

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    Mute Eamonn O'Riain
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    Sep 11th 2013, 9:01 PM

    i saw this threat from our northern knuckle-dragging friends reported on the journal yesterday.
    i hoped that it was some sort of a hoax by some twisted weirdo. . . . obviously not.
    The Red Hand Defenders are now “defending” their community from school children: they must be proud of themselves, big brave men that they are.
    $kum!!!!

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    Sep 11th 2013, 6:48 PM

    Another great add for the ‘Northern Ireland Tourist Board’.

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    Mute Dom AcePlazo
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    Sep 11th 2013, 9:36 PM

    The north will always be a lawless society, who cares.

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    Mute Jean Martin
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    Sep 12th 2013, 12:37 PM

    Dom…..your not need so you don’t have to worry about…

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