Militants Explodes Bomb at Belfast
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By Priyanka Sabharwal - Monday, April 12th, 2010 5:31 pm
BELFAST – After hijacking a taxi, Republican militants exploded it near British army barracks in Belfast. The blast occurred just after few minutes of transfer of police and legal powers hailed from London to Belfast.
The militant group IRA who has claimed the responsibility of the blasts has also murdered two British soldiers previous year in barracks depicting the height of violence in Ireland.
Police hasn’t confirmed any causality as yet but told that an elder man got injured in the blast which is under British Headquarters.
Issues related to intelligence handled by MI5 will remain under British control.
“The taxi driver got out (of the car) and shouted ‘It’s a bomb, it’s a bomb!’ and we were evacuating the area when it exploded,” a police spokeswoman said.
The blast occurred when peace process in Northern Ireland was going on at 12:24 a.m and province assembly voting is also due on Monday.
“We are going to have to expect more of this over the next period of time, the devolution of policing and justice was never going to be just straightforward and easy,” Basil McCrea of the Ulster Unionist party confirmed.
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Shaun Woodward damned the attacks.
“The democratic transition (of justice powers) stands in stark contrast to the activity of a criminal few who will not accept the will of the majority of people ofNorthern Ireland. They have no support anywhere,” Woodward said in a statement.
There has been record of previous attacks by republicans when politicians demanded policing over such activities. Such agreements are getting delayed from 1998 along with with decades of violence.
Experts believe that these violent attacks will continue by those republican who doesn’t believe in political processes.
David Ford, who suggested that the transfers of powers may be the solution to get rid of this.
“I think there is no doubt they (dissidents) will try to make similar statements in various parts of Northern Ireland in the future,” Ford told Irish national broadcaster RTE.
“I have no doubt though that we will probably see a reduction in support of such activity if we see a successful transition of policing and justice powers later today.”
By Priyanka Sabharwal - Monday, April 12th, 2010 5:31 pm
BELFAST – After hijacking a taxi, Republican militants exploded it near British army barracks in Belfast. The blast occurred just after few minutes of transfer of police and legal powers hailed from London to Belfast.
The militant group IRA who has claimed the responsibility of the blasts has also murdered two British soldiers previous year in barracks depicting the height of violence in Ireland.
Police hasn’t confirmed any causality as yet but told that an elder man got injured in the blast which is under British Headquarters.
Issues related to intelligence handled by MI5 will remain under British control.
“The taxi driver got out (of the car) and shouted ‘It’s a bomb, it’s a bomb!’ and we were evacuating the area when it exploded,” a police spokeswoman said.
The blast occurred when peace process in Northern Ireland was going on at 12:24 a.m and province assembly voting is also due on Monday.
“We are going to have to expect more of this over the next period of time, the devolution of policing and justice was never going to be just straightforward and easy,” Basil McCrea of the Ulster Unionist party confirmed.
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Shaun Woodward damned the attacks.
“The democratic transition (of justice powers) stands in stark contrast to the activity of a criminal few who will not accept the will of the majority of people ofNorthern Ireland. They have no support anywhere,” Woodward said in a statement.
There has been record of previous attacks by republicans when politicians demanded policing over such activities. Such agreements are getting delayed from 1998 along with with decades of violence.
Experts believe that these violent attacks will continue by those republican who doesn’t believe in political processes.
David Ford, who suggested that the transfers of powers may be the solution to get rid of this.
“I think there is no doubt they (dissidents) will try to make similar statements in various parts of Northern Ireland in the future,” Ford told Irish national broadcaster RTE.
“I have no doubt though that we will probably see a reduction in support of such activity if we see a successful transition of policing and justice powers later today.”
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