A disturbing reminder that reports of the end of the Northern Ireland conflict are premature.
This looks like a close call.
An abandoned van containing a device with 600 pounds of explosives was found in Newry, Northern Ireland, near the border with the Republic of Ireland, police said Saturday.
The device, believed to be linked to dissident IRA groups opposed to the peace process, was “fully primed and ready for use,” police said.
The bomb, found late Thursday, was one of the biggest found in Northern Ireland, police said.
It could have caused “death and massive destruction” had it gone off, Chief Superintendent Alasdair Robinson told reporters in Ardmore.
