Post by cenydd on Aug 13, 2013 11:37:14 GMT
Children as young as nine handed an unexploded bomb to officers in Belfast, after two devices were hurled at a police station.
One of the devices, thought to have been thrown by dissident republicans, exploded outside of Woodbourne PSNI station at 10:30pm last night.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
The other bomb failed to detonate and was discovered by a group of children aged between nine and 11, who picked the bomb up and carried it to the side of the building before approaching officers involved in a follow-up security operation.
The police area commander, Chief Superintendent George Clarke, said the children had a lucky escape, with Democratic Unionist councillor Brian Kingston describing the situation as "a combination of childhood innocence and a terrorist attempt to maim and kill".
One of the devices, thought to have been thrown by dissident republicans, exploded outside of Woodbourne PSNI station at 10:30pm last night.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
The other bomb failed to detonate and was discovered by a group of children aged between nine and 11, who picked the bomb up and carried it to the side of the building before approaching officers involved in a follow-up security operation.
The police area commander, Chief Superintendent George Clarke, said the children had a lucky escape, with Democratic Unionist councillor Brian Kingston describing the situation as "a combination of childhood innocence and a terrorist attempt to maim and kill".
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/children-hand-in-unexploded-bomb-after-belfast-police-station-was-targeted-8758962.html
Absolutely terrifying the level of carelessness involved in this attack, and what could have happened. The kids obviously had some idea of what it was, though, so why on earth did they pick it up?