Forse era un soldato l’obiettivo della bomba ritrovata a West Belfast settimana scorsa vicino alla scuola elementare Springhill
Il Belfast Telegraph afferma che gli inquirenti non sono più certi che l’obiettivo della bomba lasciata sotto ad una vettura fosse un agente della PSNI.
“Alla fine di settimana scorsa, sembrava a tutti che l’obiettivo fosse un poliziotto”, hanno fatto sapere al quotidiano. “Le cose sono cambiate”.
L’ordigno, perfettamente funzionante, sarebbe stato progettato “per uccidere” faceva sapere la polizia lunedì scorso, al momento del ritrovamento. La bomba era stata scoperta in Ballymagarry Lane, vicino a Ballygomartin Road, nei pressi della Springhill Primary School.
L’ordigno potrebbe essere caduto dalla vettura in transito, appartenente all’obiettivo designato per l’attacco.
Mentre l’attuale linea di indagine ritiene che l’obiettivo fosse un soldato, non vengono escluse altre possibilità.
Nessun gruppo armato si è assunto la responsabilità per la bomba.
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Under-car bomb ‘targeted soldier’
Police investigating the booby-trap bomb found in west Belfast believe that the intended target may have been a soldier, it has emerged.
The Belfast Telegraph reports that detectives are no longer sure the target was a PSNI officer.
“At the end of last week, it looked for everything that it was a cop,” a source told the paper. “Things have changed.”
The viable explosive device, which police said was designed to “kill and maim”, was discovered on Ballymagarry Lane off the Ballygomartin Road – near Springhill Primary School – last Monday.
It was taken away for forensic examination after it was made safe by Army technical experts.
The device was thought to have fallen from a vehicle belonging to its intended target.
While the military target is the current line of investigation, others are still being examined.
No grouping has yet admitted responsibility for the bomb.
Police have appealed for anyone who travelled along Ballymagarry Lane between Wednesday 7 November and Saturday 10 November, and who saw anything unusual, to contact them.
They have also appealed for anyone who saw any unknown vehicles or persons acting suspiciously in this area at this time to come forward.