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The Real IRA admits Northern Ireland MI5 base car bomb
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8614723.stm
The blast seems to have been timed to coincide with the precise moment that policing and justice powers devolved from Westminster to Stormont.
The bomb was placed in a taxi, which had been hijacked in the Ligoniel area of north Belfast, about seven miles from Holywood, at about 2150 BST.
The vehicle was abandoned at the base just before midnight prompting police and security staff to evacuate the area. The bomb exploded about 20 minutes later as the evacuation was still taking place.
Chief Superintendent Nigel Grimshaw said the police had not received a telephoned warning about the attack.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8614723.stm