06/01/2009
Police Appeal After Attempted Newtownabbey Bomb Attack
Police have launched an investigation into a suspected bomb attack in Newtownabbey.
The alarm was raised around midnight last night.
A telephone warning said a pipe bomb had been left outside a house in Fairyknowe Park.
Police secured the area while army technical experts examined the device, which was later described as "viable".
Disposal teams removed the bomb from the scene for further examination.
A police spokesperson said: "A motive for the incident remains under investigation."
Detectives investigating the incident have appealed for information.
(PR/JM)
The alarm was raised around midnight last night.
A telephone warning said a pipe bomb had been left outside a house in Fairyknowe Park.
Police secured the area while army technical experts examined the device, which was later described as "viable".
Disposal teams removed the bomb from the scene for further examination.
A police spokesperson said: "A motive for the incident remains under investigation."
Detectives investigating the incident have appealed for information.
(PR/JM)
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