More Dissident-Republican Activity

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Ulick

Did I hear correctly on the news last night when it said he was being charged with "possession of a modified trailer and two gas cylinders"? It's as well Hannibal and BA didn't live in the 'Free State'. Come to think of it, just as well I don't live there either or I'd need to have one hell of a garage sale.

Final Whistle

Major disruption on the A4, dissidents are some expert operators!!!

omagh_gael

350 people flee homes in Aughnacloy van bomb alert



Hundreds of people are still out of their homes following a bomb alert at a police station in County Tyrone.

A large area around Aughnacloy PSNI station remains closed as army experts examine a white van which was abandoned at Dungannon Road on Thursday at 2210 BST.

About 350 people left their homes and spent the night in three halls.

A local councillor said he understood the van contained a bomb made up of 300 - 500 pounds of explosives.

Police have not confirmed this.

Residents said the van was left outside the PSNI station, the door was lying open and the engine was running.

Dissident republicans have been responsible for a number of car bomb attacks on police stations in Northern Ireland this year.

It is understood a burnt out car was found just over the border from Aughnacloy, in the Republic of Ireland.

Some roads around the village remain cordoned off in the security operation and Aughnacloy Primary School will be closed all day.

The main street in Aughnacloy is now partially open and the A5 is accessible, however the main Aughnacloy to Dungannon road is closed.

The alert was raised in a telephone warning to a Belfast newspaper office. It is believed the call was from dissident republicans and the caller used a recognised code word.

DUP councillor Sammy Brush in Aughnacloy
DUP councillor Sammy Brush said it appeared to be a large bomb.

"I have been told reliably by a police officer that it was a viable device, it contained commercial explosives and would appear to be somewhere in the region of 300 pounds and 500 hundred pounds of commercial explosives.

"I understand it was a viable device. Had it gone off, it would have caused serious destruction and death," he said.

"There is nothing getting in, or out, of the vicinity of the police station."

Mr Brush said only an hour's warning was given and it was difficult, in that time frame, to get elderly people and young children out of bed and out of their homes.

He said the evacuation seemed "fairly well organised" and that there was "no panic".

"There's a little bit of anger and disbelief but I suppose the longer this goes on, the feelings will probably get stronger."

Sinn Fein MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew said those responsible for the device should "seriously reflect on what they are doing".

"The first thing to say is that people in Aughnacloy will be relieved this morning that no damage has been done and nobody has been injured in last night's attempted attack on the PSNI station," she said.

"However, people are angry at the disruption that has been caused particularly to elderly people and young children who were forced from their homes overnight.

"Their actions are no part of a campaign to bring about Irish unity and they have little or no popular support."

Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott said it was "deeply distressing" such incidents were "becoming a familiar feature of life in Northern Ireland once again".

"Unfortunately, the events of recent months have shown that there is no such thing as being too careful - these thugs have no respect for life," he added.

"Their determination to injure and maim is indiscriminate."

SDLP MLA Tommy Gallagher said: "Those who planted this device show a selfish contempt for the people of Aughnacloy who deserve to live their lives without fear of violence.

"The SDLP has always condemned the use of violence. It was wrong in the past and it is still wrong now. Anyone with information should contact the police immediately."

Hardy

Why is the colour of the van significant? RTÉ radio this morning also referred throughout the report not to "the van" but to "the white van".

orangeman

Orangemen in Drumcree walk threat
Page last updated at 09:20 GMT, Friday, 18 June 2010 10:20 UK
E-mail this to a friend Printable version  Orangemen are threatening to walk to Drumcree church this year without permission Orangemen are threatening to walk to Drumcree church this year without permission for the first time since 1998.

The Orange Order has failed to notify the Parades Commission that it wants to parade there this summer.

It is required to submit a form known as an eleven-bar-one, to serve notice of its intention to parade.

The order has confirmed no form was submitted before this month's deadline.

"At the moment, Portadown District has not submitted the eleven-bar-one form for the annual Drumcree church parade on Sunday, July 4," an Orange Order spokesman said.

In a statement, the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition (GRRC) in Portadown said it believed the order had decided to "engage in a game of brinkmanship" with the Parades Commission and to "unnecessarily raise tensions in Portadown and elsewhere".

Sinn Fein MLA John O'Dowd, who is a member of the working group established by the First and Deputy First Ministers to examine parading, said he thought the order was "making a mistake".

"There is a danger of raising tensions in an area where if tensions were raised it could affect right across the north," he said.

He said for many people in Portadown the "Drumcree parade issue is over".

"Over the last 10 years it has largely been peaceful and both sides of the community can get on with their lives," he added.

Franko

Quote from: orangeman on June 18, 2010, 01:17:18 PM
Orangemen in Drumcree walk threat
Page last updated at 09:20 GMT, Friday, 18 June 2010 10:20 UK
E-mail this to a friend Printable version  Orangemen are threatening to walk to Drumcree church this year without permission Orangemen are threatening to walk to Drumcree church this year without permission for the first time since 1998.

The Orange Order has failed to notify the Parades Commission that it wants to parade there this summer.

It is required to submit a form known as an eleven-bar-one, to serve notice of its intention to parade.

The order has confirmed no form was submitted before this month's deadline.

"At the moment, Portadown District has not submitted the eleven-bar-one form for the annual Drumcree church parade on Sunday, July 4," an Orange Order spokesman said.

In a statement, the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition (GRRC) in Portadown said it believed the order had decided to "engage in a game of brinkmanship" with the Parades Commission and to "unnecessarily raise tensions in Portadown and elsewhere".

Sinn Fein MLA John O'Dowd, who is a member of the working group established by the First and Deputy First Ministers to examine parading, said he thought the order was "making a mistake".

"There is a danger of raising tensions in an area where if tensions were raised it could affect right across the north," he said.

He said for many people in Portadown the "Drumcree parade issue is over".

"Over the last 10 years it has largely been peaceful and both sides of the community can get on with their lives," he added.

To quote the inimitable Willie Frazer,

"The people who organized the march knew there would be trouble so they are the ones who are solely responsible for it"

By his logic the paras would have every right to turn up and shoot these people.

What a w**ker that man is.

AFS


AFS


sandwiches_in_the_boot

#458
Quote from: AFS on July 10, 2010, 06:28:01 PM
Whitecross apparently.
I'm reading...

bomb exploded on the Carrickavaddy Road between Cullyhanna and Dorsey in South Armagh around 1730BST

bomb had been placed inside a black jeep and was underneath a bridge when it exploded.

Whitecross bridge I think. There are no reported injuries.
"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."
H. L. Mencken


Tony Baloney


Myles Na G.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/10584986.stm

Well done the Guards in that particular incident. 5 wankers (alleged) scooped.

orangeman

Quote from: Myles Na G. on July 10, 2010, 07:41:11 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/10584986.stm

Well done the Guards infiltrators in that particular incident. 5 w**kers (alleged) scooped.

This organisation is like a tea bag there's so many holes in it.

Notice how in the old days, the cops ( not the Gardai admittedly ) would have taken a few trophies and shot these lads dead.

The deal done with Marty and boys is no more martyrs.

orangeman

I see reports in the Irish News this morning of the "old IRA" confronting the dissidents in Belfast last night.


Changed times. Audacious on the part of the old brigade.

Zapatista

Quote from: orangeman on July 16, 2010, 07:59:30 AM
I see reports in the Irish News this morning of the "old IRA" confronting the dissidents in Belfast last night.


Changed times. Audacious on the part of the old brigade.

I think they should be congratulated.