Bomb Diffused in Northern Ireland

Authorities in Newry, Northern Ireland helped diffuse a homemade bomb yesterday afternoon. The five-hundred pound bomb was found in an abandoned van located in the city along a main roadway, one of which leads to Dublin (which is 67 miles away). Authorities say that "insurgent" republicans were to blame for the failed attack. These insurgent republicans are those who oppose Northern Ireland's social alignment with Britain. They would rather have Northern Ireland associated with Ireland, and do not agree with a peace deal that was set to end these differences. The dissident republicans were also said to have been responsible for the death of a police officer on April 2nd, who was killed by a hidden bomb. If action had not been taken immediately, the bomb could have taken the innocent lives of hundreds.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/09/northern.ireland.bomb/index.html

-Tharryn Wright