10/06/2004
Police appeal following hoax device in Comber
Police in Comber are appealing for information after army technical officers were called to examine a suspicious device found outside a house in Railway Street in the town.
The device was declared a hoax at around 4am on Thursday following a detailed examination.
Police are also investigating a suspicious fire after a car was set alight shortly beforehand in the same area.
A number of items have been removed for forensic examination in both incidents.
Meanwhile, police are linking the UVF to attempted bombings on Sinn Féin members in Co Antrim.
It follows the discovery on Monday of a pipe bomb underneath a van belonging to Sinn Fein member Michael Agnew in Ballymena.
Three weeks earlier another Sinn Fein member living in the town was targeted when bombs were discovered under his car and at the side of his house.
Unlike the UDA, the UVF ceasefire is currently recognised by the Government and it is believed to be the first time the group has targeted republicans since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
(MB)
The device was declared a hoax at around 4am on Thursday following a detailed examination.
Police are also investigating a suspicious fire after a car was set alight shortly beforehand in the same area.
A number of items have been removed for forensic examination in both incidents.
Meanwhile, police are linking the UVF to attempted bombings on Sinn Féin members in Co Antrim.
It follows the discovery on Monday of a pipe bomb underneath a van belonging to Sinn Fein member Michael Agnew in Ballymena.
Three weeks earlier another Sinn Fein member living in the town was targeted when bombs were discovered under his car and at the side of his house.
Unlike the UDA, the UVF ceasefire is currently recognised by the Government and it is believed to be the first time the group has targeted republicans since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
(MB)
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