Bomb Explodes Outside MI5 Headquarters In Northern Ireland -- Washington Post/Reuters
BELFAST (Reuters) - Republican dissidents exploded a bomb near the headquarters of the British intelligence services in Northern Ireland Monday, minutes after police and justice powers were transferred from London.
Hours later, the British province voted in its first justice minister to embody those powers, the final piece of a devolution process that stretches back to the Good Friday Agreement between pro-Irish Republicans and pro-British Unionists in 1998.
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More News On Today's Bombing In Northern Ireland
Bomb rattles British spy HQ in Northern Ireland -- AP
Real IRA attack MI5 headquarters in Northern Ireland -- The Telegraph
Residents evacuated after bomb attack on Army base -- Belfast Telegraph
Car bomb explodes near MI5 base in Belfast -- Times
Northern Ireland Leaders Condemn Bombing -- New York Times
Parties condemn car bombing -- BBC
Real IRA bombing meant to derail last step of N. Ireland peace -- Christian Science Monitor
My Comment: I am old enough to remember when the violence in Northern Ireland was a constant and daily affair. Still .... this bombing is an ominous sign that indicates to me that many in Northern Ireland are still spoiling for a fight.
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