'Belfast pipe-bomb was designed to kill'

Belfast Telegraph Tuesday 17th January, 2012

Police believe a pipe-bomb discovered near a primary school had been thrown at officers overnight. The PSNI has blamed dissident republicans for the device, which it said had the capacity to kill or seriously injure. Dozens of homes were evacuated and St Teresa's Primary School was closed after the pipe-bomb was found on the Glen Road ...

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