Bomb equipment found at Northern Irish prison.Summary: Wires, batteries and piping which could have been used in a crude bomb have been found buried in a garden at a prison in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. . Wires, batteries and piping which could have been used in a crude bomb have been found buried in a garden at a high security prison in Northern Ireland. No explosives were discovered during the three-day search at Maghaberry jail in County Antrim County Antrim (Contae Aontroma in Irish) is one of the six counties that form Northern Ireland. It is the 9th largest of the 32 traditional counties of Ireland in terms of area, and 2nd in terms of population behind Dublin. . However, prison authorities have launched an investigation after the bomb-making parts were uncovered buried near the jail's perimeter wall perimeter wall n → mur m d'enceinte perimeter wall n → muro di cinta . A Prison Service spokesman stressed the items could not have made a viable bomb. But the discovery comes less than a month after traces of a component used in Semtex explosives were found in the cells of republican prisoners during searches. The traces were detected in swab tests taken during routine searches of two cells at Roe House. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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