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Burns condemns third Antrim device

SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns said the bomb squad is dealing with a third explosive device in Antrim and about a dozen houses have been evacuated.

Thu 12th August

He said: “As far as I understand this is a pipe bomb which may have partially exploded earlier, in the Birch Hill area of the town. The alert has been going on for a couple of hours. Needless to say the hard-working people of this town are thoroughly sick of all the disruption and just want it stopped. We have little idea of what is going on with all these devices except to say that there is no particular reason to regard them as sectarian in intent. But if it carries on someone is inevitably going to get hurt or worse, so we all need to help the police put a stop to it.”

Thomas Burns

Councillor Thomas Burns

Email thomas.burns@antrim.gov.uk
Tel 07803 535 094

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