WORLD : N. Ireland Bomb Kills 1, Injures 30
A bomb exploded this morning in a van parked outside a border police station, killing a female shop assistant and injuring at least 30 people, police said.
At least 24 civilians were hospitalized, some of them with serious injuries, and six police officers were slightly injured in the blast in the County Down seaport of Warrenpoint. The town is less than a mile from Northern Ireland’s border with the Irish Republic.
Police said the bomb went off without warning just before 10 a.m., heavily damaging the police station and nearby buildings in the town center.
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