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20/02/2003
Pipe bomb made safe in west Belfast
Army bomb experts have made safe a pipe bomb found on the top of Woodbourne police station in west Belfast.
The device was discovered at around 11am on Wednesday, however police are still trying to establish when it was thrown.
The find follows a blast bomb attack on Antrim Road police station in the north of the city.
Dissident republican group the Continuity IRA later claimed responsibility for this attack.
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The device was discovered at around 11am on Wednesday, however police are still trying to establish when it was thrown.
The find follows a blast bomb attack on Antrim Road police station in the north of the city.
Dissident republican group the Continuity IRA later claimed responsibility for this attack.
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