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21/07/2003
Loyalists thought to be behind bomb attacks
Loyalists are believed to have been behind separate pipe bomb attacks at the homes of two prison officers in Co Down.
Security forces confirmed that a pipe bomb was thrown at a house on the Holywood Road in east Belfast in the early hours of Saturday.
A device was also found at a house on Bloomfield Avenue on Sunday.
There were no injuries in either incident.
(MB)
Security forces confirmed that a pipe bomb was thrown at a house on the Holywood Road in east Belfast in the early hours of Saturday.
A device was also found at a house on Bloomfield Avenue on Sunday.
There were no injuries in either incident.
(MB)
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