Police find bomb in Northern Ireland
Police in Northern Island says a suspicious object found at a hotel in Londonderry was a bomb.
According to police, the bomb had the potential to harm anyone in the area. No warning was given. Police blamed dissident republicans for carrying out the attack.
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers condemned those responsible.
"This device was intended to cause injury and sought to stop those people who want to secure a career in policing to serve their community and make Northern Ireland a better place," he said.
Villiers added: "It is a potent reminder of the threat the police and public still face from terrorism."
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney said those who had left the bomb had "nothing whatsoever to offer the people of Derry".
Two police recruitment events began in Belfast and Omagh after alerts at the planned venues ended.
Police said that nothing untoward was found during searches at both sites.
A planned republican protest is taking place outside the Millfield campus.
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