Belfast park bomb 'had been there for a long time'

Belfast Telegraph Monday 16th April, 2012

A bomb discovered in a north Belfast park hailed as a symbol of improving community relations had lain there for some time, police have said. Army Technical Officers (ATO) investigated the device at Alexandra Park and declared it viable. The alert was raised on Saturday afternoon and the area sealed off. A PSNI spokesman said: "The object is believed to have been there for a long period of time. The object has been taken away for fu...

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