Northern Ireland police find bomb parts in rural park
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Police in Northern Ireland say they have found "a significant terrorist hide," including explosives and bomb parts, buried in a rural park.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland said Sunday that detectives uncovered the stash at Carnfunnock Country Park, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Belfast, after a passer-by reported a suspicious object.
Police say officers found several buried plastic barrels containing "a significant amount of bomb making components including partially constructed devices and a small quantity of explosives."
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Detective Chief Inspector Gillian Kearney said "it is too early to link these items to any particular grouping" among Northern Ireland's Catholic or Protestant militants.
On Friday, a prison officer was injured when a booby-trap bomb exploded under his van in Belfast.