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Veglia a Newry dopo la bomba

Vigil held after Newry bomb

A peace vigil has been held in Newry in protest against a car bomb which exploded outside the court house on Monday.

Esplosione a NewryThe service took place in the Co Down city on Friday night.

Local councillors helped to organise the rally at the Town Hall.

Peter McAvoy was one of up to 100 people who took part in the service, he said he is disgusted by the recent activity of dissidents.

“Quite frankly we thought we had seen the end of this, we don’t know who these people represent but they certainly don’t represent the people of Newry” he said.

“I stood in this spot twenty five years ago, very similar circumstances, fortunately the circumstances this time were not as tragic as then” he added.

Police were in the process of evacuating the area on Monday night when the car exploded.

The explosion caused substantial damage to the heavily fortified courthouse and the nearby Downshire Road Presbyterian Church.

Dissident republicans have been blamed for the 250lb bomb. Police said it was a “miracle” no-one was injured or killed in the explosion.

The Newry attack is thought to be the first time a large car bomb has exploded in Northern Ireland since the Real IRA bombing of Omagh in 1998.

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René Querin

Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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