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New Semtex used in Belfast bomb attack, claim dissidents.
Dissident republicans claim to have used newly acquired Semtex in a bomb attack on police in west Belfast.
A mortar was fired from a tube attached to railings at the City Cemetery at around 22:30 GMT on Friday.
It was detonated by a command wire. A family escaped injury when their car was hit by debris.
It was not possible to verify the claim that a new batch of Semtex was used as the police would not comment on the nature of the device.
If it was, it would be of huge concern to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and security services as it would be the first evidence that dissidents have managed to secure a new supply of weapons.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26611936
