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Updated 12pm, 20 December
POLICE IN NORTHERN Ireland have been investigating a suspicious object that was found under a car outside a house near Portadown yesterday evening.
It was reported that the car belongs to a serving soldier who lives in a rural area near Drumcree, called Corbracky Road.
It has been confirmed that the item was not an explosive, and was not malicious.
Superintendent Simon Walls said:
While police are keeping an open mind the item is not believed to be suspicious. Although this incident caused disruption to local residents, my colleagues and I are committed to keeping people safe and this operation proves that this is our upmost [sic] priority.
The BBC said a controlled explosion has been carried out on the object.
Neighbours were removed from their homes for their safety while the object was examined.
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These are cowards who just want to maim and murder. They have no cause. They do not act for the Irish people. #notinmyname
Martin do you reside in one of the 26? Murder got you your little country.
Nibut didn’t theae counties already existed.
Do you reside in one of the 26 Jamie or are you British?
just your latest rebranding of the ira. same idiots different mask
Jamie what took them away in the first place… They weren’t lost in a game of poker
Amateurish and ham-fisted.
I’m always finding suspicious objects under my car… In the form of a cat
The only military presents in Portadown is a T A centre. Mahon rd barracks was close down after the disbandment of the home service battalions . Probably a part timer .
Tommy would you agree that a British army presence in Ireland is unhelpful at this time, or would you deem it necessary and/or legal?
British troops in Ireland. Legitimate target or not ? Difficult since good Friday agree but foreign troops in occupied counties need to leave.
Female soldier, apparently.
Gender doesn’t come into it. A cowardly act.
So is firing a hellfire missile from a helicopter gunship.
Whats that got to do with it?
Discuss Jamie? Are there hell fire rockets being fired from helicopters in Portadown…..that’s big news if it’s true…
I took up your use of the term “cowardly”. Careful now.
Interesting Jamie. I. R.an A.way
depends who you are firing it at jamie. if its against terrorists and their supporters well then we all welcome it :)
Goes well with the Disappear Under Party.IRA & DUP.
It was a sack of spuds….would have blown him to chips
why is this being hyped up and why are people getting all political when the article says “it has been confirmed that the item was not an explosive, and was not malicious”. It might be a cardboard box for all we know and maybe some pesky kids doing a prank. Chill the fook out :)
The title has been changed, when I and most of the others here originally commented on it we commented on a different article and title.
In theory gender probably shouldn’t come into it, but in practice it usually does.
The SAS had no problem shooting dead an unarmed woman in Gibraltar.
That’s probably because she was having no trouble planning on blowing up a few dozen people. She also tried it previously and got locked up for 10 years or so
So you are cool with blood being spilt once there’s a reason?
Don’t lose the head ;)
What were they doing there? Soldiers shot by soldiers? Nope terrorists clipped just in time. #afewcriednotmany
Jamie
Remind us who that unarmed woman was and what she was doing in Gibraltar.
RA heads crying about Gibraltar never made sense to the general public. You kept making it out to be a war so why upset when a few “soldiers” get shot.
Boo hoo.
Steve your little insult got taken away, I am a realist pal.
A dud bomb by dud dissidents- there was no explosives found-
all versions of the ira were just a bunch of inbred fools
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