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| Army defuse bomb in Armagh hotel grounds |
| 2006-01-11 |
| The Army has defused a car bomb in the grounds of an Armagh hotel. The device, made up of gas cylinders, was left in a vehicle outside the Armagh City Hotel on the Friary Road. A number of controlled explosions were carried out on the car, which had been stolen in the Armagh area on Tuesday by men calling themselves "republicans". PSNI Supterintendent Bob Moore said those behind the bomb "wanted to terrorise" others with their "repugnant activity and redundant mindset". "The motive for this incident defies logic and rational understanding," he said. "All that has been achieved as a result of the incident at the City Hotel is widespread disruption, worry and upset to the wider community residing, working, visiting or travelling through Armagh. It creates a negative impact and undoes all the good work that has and is being done by council, community leaders and the business fraternity to attract employment and tourism to the area. " Mr Moore said that two cars and a shotgun had been stolen from a house in the Ballyrath area of Armagh before 2300 GMT on Tuesday, by men describing themselves as republicans. He said an elderly woman in the house suffered shock as a result of what he said was a "despicable" incident. A vehicle, thought to be one of the stolen cars, was later found on fire. A Vauxhall Vectra car was found abandoned in the car park of the Armagh City Hotel on Wednesday morning following a telephone call. Police are trying to establish if it was the car stolen from the Ballyrath Road. He urged anyone with information about the incident to contact police. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #3 I know that mike, but would you have gotten my little joke if I had spelled it that way. Maybe it wasn't a good joke, but it was my joke and I thought it was kinda funny. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-01-11 20:16 |
| #2 2b- Or Armaghgeddon. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2006-01-11 16:21 |
| #1 someone wishing to initiate Armagh doom. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-01-11 14:56 |