Bomb found at Stormont Castle in Belfast
Source: BBC News
Army bomb experts have dealt with a "viable device" at Stormont Castle in Belfast.
The alert started after a suspicious package was found in the postroom of the building on Tuesday morning.
The castle houses the office of Northern Ireland's first minister and deputy first minister.
Three letter bombs have been intercepted in Northern Ireland since Friday. Dissident republicans have been blamed for sending them.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24728503
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)I hope this doesn't signal a new wave of "the troubles".
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(19,964 posts)theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)From the Belfast Telegraph
30 October 2013
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/belfast-law-courts-evacuated-amid-rushhour-security-alert-29711314.html
Belfast's law courts have been evacuated after the discovery of a suspect object.
Police are currently dealing with the at Chichester Street in the city centre.
Chichester Street, May Street and Oxford Street have all been closed...
...Meanwhile bomb disposal teams have made safe a viable bomb found in south Belfast.