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2009-02-02 Europe

136-kg car bomb found near North Ireland school

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Posted by Fred 2009-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Castlewellan is NE of Warrenpoint, where the British army got ambushed by the Provos in August of 1979, by several diabolically placed bombs that killed a total of 18 soldiers. The Warrenpoint first bomb was 700 kg, but this 136kg find in the car was a serious quantity of explosive. I am glad that it was found in time and safely.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-02-02 00:51|| 2009-02-02 00:51|| Front Page Top

#2 But, but, but I thought George Mitchell brought Peace to North Ireland.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-02-02 03:44|| 2009-02-02 03:44|| Front Page Top

#3 This comes a few weeks after the Sunday NY Times ran a big piece in their travel section on visiting NI and Belfast. Sort of like the Gore effect of terrorism. They did the same thing back in the 80's on Beirut right before all hell broke loose.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2009-02-02 10:25|| 2009-02-02 10:25|| Front Page Top

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-02-02 11:50|| 2009-02-02 11:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Jack,

Maybe it's a good thing the NYTs ignores Iraq?!

Posted by Bright Pebbles the flatulent 2009-02-02 11:50|| 2009-02-02 11:50|| Front Page Top

#6 I traveled a lot through the North in the early 80s and also 90s. One place I did not go at night was County Armagh. That was bandit country, and you could get carjacked there in an Ulster Minute.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-02-02 13:18|| 2009-02-02 13:18|| Front Page Top

#7 See how many of the terrorists from those days you still have in prison, stuff them in the car and tie them onto it, then detonate it.

Posted by Silentbrick">Silentbrick 2009-02-02 16:05|| 2009-02-02 16:05|| Front Page Top

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