Republican terrorists 'widening attacks across Northern Ireland'

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/nov/22/republican-terrorists-widening-attacks

Policing board member Alex Attwood says two attempts to murder police officers this weekend shows dissidents are 'broadening scale'

Henry McDonald, Ireland correspondent guardian.co.uk, Sunday 22 November 2009 14.14 GMT

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed that a car bomb that partially exploded outside the province's policing board contained 400lbs of explosives. No one was injured in the blast, which also failed to damage the policing board's headquarters.

Matt Baggott, the PSNI Chief Constable, said the bombing and a gun attack against officers near the border were an attack on the entire community and would not succeed.

The violence over the weekend demonstrate that republican dissidents are widening their terror attacks across Northern Ireland, warned a policing board member.

Two men were arrested following a gun attack on officers in Co Fermanagh last night. Shot were fired at a police patrol in the border village of Garrison and PSNI officers returned fire. There were no reports of any injuries.

[mike_c]

1. one person's "terrorist" is another's "freedom fighter...."

Northern Ireland remains a divided and occupied territory, and the "police" are paramilitary proxies for the occupying power. Peace without justice is tenuous. Just sayin'.

[XanaDUer]

2. Yup.

It's all a matter of perspective. When you cross over the border by train from the Republic to the Ulster counties, there is a way-scary looking grey building up on a hill watching everything and everyone who passes.

[951-Riverside]

3. No... this cannot happen again

No matter what there must be peace. Both sides have to strongly denounce violence.