Forkhill Bomb - Wtf??

[Bogball XV]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0908/armagh.html

British Army experts have made safe a 600lb bomb found beside the border in the Forkhill area of south Armagh.

Around 20 people were evacuated from their homes while the device, which contained homemade explosives, was made safe.


The security alert began last Tuesday when a newspaper received a warning of a bomb having been planted.

AdvertisementThe command wire leading across the border was discovered over the weekend.

The PSNI says it was connected to a firing point across the border in Co Louth and the Defence Forces and gardaí have carried out a similar security operation on that side.

Dissident republicans are being blamed for planting the bomb and police have branded those responsible 'reckless'.

The remnants of the device have been taken away for forensic examination and the PSNI has urged anyone with information to come forward.

SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Dominic Bradley said the bomb could have caused widespread civilian casualty or death.
'This is the most serious threat yet from dissident republicans to the people of south Armagh. Without doubt, there could have been civilian casualties and deaths caused by a bomb of this size.'


Newry and Mourne PSNI commander Sam Cordner said there could have been a devastating outcome to the incident.

He said the actions of what he called terrorist criminals in planting this device had put local people and police officers at significant risk.

The device is the largest found in Northern Ireland in a considerable time.

In January a 300lb device was defused in Castlewellan, Co Down, and in May the components for a another bomb containing around 100lb of home-made explosives were found near Rosslea, Co Fermanagh.

What was the logic behind this?  Had the boys just been to see Hurt Locker and wanted to test out the skills of the biritish army bomb disposal experts?  What could they have been expecting to achieve here? 

[ardmhachaabu]

Jaysus Bogball, don't you know by now that they are going to free Ireland?




Seriously, anyone who thinks that dissident republicans are ever going to achieve anything by bombing/shooting anyone/anything urgently needs a frontal lobotomy

[omagh_gael]

Just after seen the full report on BBC news, it was bad enough reading about it but seeing how close this was to someone house makes it all the more sickening. These people are scum, pure an utter deluded fools.   

[thejuice]

There's been quite a few failed attempts lately. You get the horrible feeling sooner or later the authorities wont be there to stop it. God Forbid.

[pintsofguinness]

Are the idiots? there would be massive damage caused by a bomb that size.  If they're aim was to ambush a patrol or something they dont need a bomb that size to do it. 

It doesnt make any sense.

There's been quite a few failed attempts lately. You get the horrible feeling sooner or later the authorities wont be there to stop it. God Forbid.

They must be completely riddled with informers.

[heganboy]

as they used to say, security forces need to be lucky every time, we only need to be lucky once...

[Maguire01]

Disgraceful behaviour.

But at the same time, it's hardly a new thing for paramilitaries to have bombs near civilian properties.

Surely people in these communities know who these people are?

[Yes I Would]

Are the idiots? there would be massive damage caused by a bomb that size.  If they're aim was to ambush a patrol or something they dont need a bomb that size to do it. 

It doesnt make any sense.

There's been quite a few failed attempts lately. You get the horrible feeling sooner or later the authorities wont be there to stop it. God Forbid.

They must be completely riddled with informers.

Hasnt been the same number of arrests and prosecutions that would have been associated with these scumbags as seen in previous years, which is worrying as although these attacks are not succeeding, the culprits are escaping and will no doubt perservere until they let one of these rip..

[mylestheslasher]

Are the idiots? there would be massive damage caused by a bomb that size.  If they're aim was to ambush a patrol or something they dont need a bomb that size to do it. 

It doesnt make any sense.

There's been quite a few failed attempts lately. You get the horrible feeling sooner or later the authorities wont be there to stop it. God Forbid.

They must be completely riddled with informers.

Their immediate goal is not to blow up brits but to derail the peace process. A big omagh type bomb in the middle of a protestant town is probably what they are looking for. Short sited idiotic plans but you have to fear that some day they will pull of one of these attacks

[pintsofguinness]

Forkhill isnt a protestant town!

[mylestheslasher]

Forkhill isnt a protestant town!

No, of course its not but the bomb was most likely built locally and was waiting to be moved to somewhere else.

[Roger]

Deluded Irish republican fanatics use terrorist tactics against the state shocker.  The boys will be hailed as heroes at some stage in the future.   

[pintsofguinness]

Forkhill isnt a protestant town!

No, of course its not but the bomb was most likely built locally and was waiting to be moved to somewhere else.

It says in that report that it was planted.

[ardmhachaabu]

myles, the process is too far advanced to be derailed by those clueless arseholes and too many people have invested too much time, energy and resources in it for it to collapse, on both sides

Dissidents are going nowhere

[stpauls]

Forkhill isnt a protestant town!

No, of course its not but the bomb was most likely built locally and was waiting to be moved to somewhere else.

It says in that report that it was planted.

it was planted and the detonation wire led across the border!!
my granny lives in Forkhill and could have been caught by the blast had it gone off!!
these people are scum and don't give a f**k about anyone at all, not even their own people they are supposed to be fighting for!!
the sooner people realise that they are only out for their own gains and pass on any info to the police about them and their activities, the better, because if not, someone is going to be seriously injured or even killed by their actions.