Car bomb has exploded in Derry City Centre

Franz Von Peppercorn · 20-01-2019 1:12am

Bog all to do with Brexit.

uck51js9zml2yt · 20-01-2019 1:21am

whisky_galore wrote: »

They're all a bit the same tbh

Only 2/3 right...but that's another story

Let's hope this isn't the excuse they were looking for.

Atoms for Peace · 20-01-2019 1:22am

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Looks like a Ford.

Maybe extremist Prius or God fordid Tesla drivers....or the spawn of Satan himself, cyclists!!!!

NIMAN · 20-01-2019 1:23am

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Bog all to do with Brexit.

The thicko's involved in this couldn't spell Brexit.

Sad to see something like this. Derry over the past decade has become a modern city, with a lot of money spent on attracting tourists into it. It has worked and its now full of visitors.
It still lacks good jobs but nonsense like this will not help.

BuzzMcdonnell · 20-01-2019 1:23am

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

Maybe extremist Prius or God fordid Tesla drivers....or the spawn of Satan himself, cyclists!!!!

Hopefully they’ll blow up a Prius or two

uck51js9zml2yt · 20-01-2019 1:24am

Interesting that it's breaking news on the independent website and the news of importance to the BBC is the DR Congo elections

NIMAN · 20-01-2019 1:26am

Skyler Plump Twilight wrote: »

Interesting that it's breaking news on the independent website and the news of importance to the BBC is the DR Congo elections

To be fair it was a story on the BBC TV news tonight ok.

Capt'n Midnight · 20-01-2019 1:28am

NEWSFLASH

Here is a Police Messages
Will keyholders in the Bishop Street area please to return to their premises.

20-01-2019 1:28am

It was a bomb, I have a friend in Derry who posted 'anyone just hear an explosion?' on Facebook 2 minutes after it happened.

The courthouse in Omagh was the intended target back in '98. I wonder does the courthouse have any significance.

SEPT 23 1989 · 20-01-2019 1:30am

I'm sorry but I I keep thinking Yugoslavia

Did they know the previous year. what would happen to their beautiful country

The people in charge need to be very very careful

NIMAN · 20-01-2019 1:32am

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

NEWSFLASH

Here is a Police Messages
Will keyholders in the Bishop Street area please to return to their premises.

Ah, the memories of my youth!

Irish Guitarist · 20-01-2019 1:52am

The gobshites in the comments are more worried about Sky calling it Londonderry than they are about the story.

Atlantic Dawn · 20-01-2019 1:55am

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

The gobshites in the comments are more worried about Sky calling it Londonderry than they are about the story.

Sometimes the response is better than the message.

NIMAN · 20-01-2019 5:26am

Saoradh, a crowd I have never heard of before tonight, released this statement tonight after the bomb attack.

All I can say is "sweet Jesus". Other than that, I have no words for those people and their beliefs.:rolleyes:

Saoradh, a republican organisation opposed to the Good Friday settlement, has speculated that a bomb attack in Derry on Saturday may have been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Soloheadbeg ambush on Monday. The party, in a post on its website, also described the suspected car bomb as a mine attack.

"Early reports from the city of Derry are indicating that a British institution in the form of Derry City Courthouse has been attacked this evening in what is believed to have been a large mine attack by republican revolutionaries," the group said. "Reports from the city say that a car filled with explosives, planted outside the British court, exploded as Crown Force personnel attended the scene," it added. In its statement the organisation did not condemn the suspected car bomb but instead stated: "This attack comes on the eve of the centenary of the Soloheadbeg ambush where SeTreacy and his comrades struck a historic blow against the Crown Forces in Tipperary, it seems 100 years later Volunteer SeTreacy’s comrades continue the unfinished revolution.

Eamonn8448 · 20-01-2019 5:45am

The war on meat
Bloody Vegans .......

whisky_galore · 20-01-2019 10:30am

Great.
Another nutcase republican splinter of a splinter group.
No one wants this sh1t anymore.

Richard Hillman · 20-01-2019 10:32am

A good reminder to EU Leo and UN Simon about their border plans.

Chinasea · 20-01-2019 11:14am

Where is all the usual ,”open boarders; floodgate, Markell, “ quotes..

Pythagorean · 20-01-2019 11:22am

NIMAN wrote: »

Saoradh, a crowd I have never heard of before tonight, released this statement tonight after the bomb attack.

All I can say is "sweet Jesus". Other than that, I have no words for those people and their beliefs.:rolleyes:

Saoradh, a republican organisation opposed to the Good Friday settlement, has speculated that a bomb attack in Derry on Saturday may have been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Soloheadbeg ambush on Monday. The party, in a post on its website, also described the suspected car bomb as a mine attack.

"Early reports from the city of Derry are indicating that a British institution in the form of Derry City Courthouse has been attacked this evening in what is believed to have been a large mine attack by republican revolutionaries," the group said. "Reports from the city say that a car filled with explosives, planted outside the British court, exploded as Crown Force personnel attended the scene," it added. In its statement the organisation did not condemn the suspected car bomb but instead stated: "This attack comes on the eve of the centenary of the Soloheadbeg ambush where SeTreacy and his comrades struck a historic blow against the Crown Forces in Tipperary, it seems 100 years later Volunteer SeTreacy’s comrades continue the unfinished revolution.

9 am news on RTE Radio 1, the first item was about the car bomb, with all the usual condemnations from SF, etc, which was followed by the second news item, which was about the Solohead centenary commemoration. That's the country we live in, schizoid about these matters.

Cockford Ollie · 20-01-2019 1:26pm

Pythagorean wrote: »

9 am news on RTE Radio 1, the first item was about the car bomb, with all the usual condemnations from SF, etc, which was followed by the second news item, which was about the Solohead centenary commemoration. That's the country we live in, schizoid about these matters.

There was the same condemnations from all the West Brits for the events in 1919.

The majority of the population then were passive and happy to live under British rule, much like today it seems.

A sovereign Ireland wouldn't exist today but for a minority of hard line republicans who have always been condemned by the West Brits majority.

Wheres Me Jumper? · 20-01-2019 1:28pm

just a bunch of highly suggestible morons seeing Brexit as their opportunity to `shine`.
Brexit will happen, and we will have a border of sorts, but apart from a few farmers who really cares?

smurgen · 20-01-2019 1:39pm

Pythagorean wrote: »

NIMAN wrote: »

Saoradh, a crowd I have never heard of before tonight, released this statement tonight after the bomb attack.

All I can say is "sweet Jesus". Other than that, I have no words for those people and their beliefs.:rolleyes:

Saoradh, a republican organisation opposed to the Good Friday settlement, has speculated that a bomb attack in Derry on Saturday may have been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Soloheadbeg ambush on Monday. The party, in a post on its website, also described the suspected car bomb as a mine attack.

"Early reports from the city of Derry are indicating that a British institution in the form of Derry City Courthouse has been attacked this evening in what is believed to have been a large mine attack by republican revolutionaries," the group said. "Reports from the city say that a car filled with explosives, planted outside the British court, exploded as Crown Force personnel attended the scene," it added. In its statement the organisation did not condemn the suspected car bomb but instead stated: "This attack comes on the eve of the centenary of the Soloheadbeg ambush where SeTreacy and his comrades struck a historic blow against the Crown Forces in Tipperary, it seems 100 years later Volunteer SeTreacy’s comrades continue the unfinished revolution.

9 am news on RTE Radio 1, the first item was about the car bomb, with all the usual condemnations from SF, etc, which was followed by the second news item, which was about the Solohead centenary commemoration. That's the country we live in, schizoid about these matters.

Why is it schizoid as you put it?weird post

Sam Quentin · 20-01-2019 1:40pm

Bet it's an insurance job!?

Timberrrrrrrr · 20-01-2019 1:46pm

Cockford Ollie wrote: »

There was the same condemnations from all the West Brits for the events in 1919.

The majority of the population then were passive and happy to live under British rule, much like today it seems.

A sovereign Ireland wouldn't exist today but for a minority of hard line republicans who have always been condemned by the West Brits majority.

Lets get a united ireland by killing our own, dissident "republicans" .... great bunch of lads.

Residents, hundreds of hotel guests, 150 people from the Masonic Hall and a large number of children from a church youth club were evacuated.

eagle eye · 20-01-2019 1:47pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote:

just a bunch of highly suggestible morons seeing Brexit as their opportunity to `shine`. Brexit will happen, and we will have a border of sorts, but apart from a few farmers who really cares?

There isn't words to describe your ignorance of our history if you think nobody cares.
Going back to what happened in the 70's and 80's looks like where we are heading if we get a border.

touts · 20-01-2019 1:51pm

What's the bet Farage or Johnson will be out sometime this week claiming this is why a hard border is actually needed and in fact they need to "build a wall" to keep Irish bad hombres out of the UK.

DColeman · 20-01-2019 1:58pm

touts wrote: »

What's the bet Farage or Johnson will be out sometime this week claiming this is why a hard border is actually needed and in fact they need to "build a wall" to keep Irish bad hombres out of the UK.

Wouldn't actually make much sense given the bad hombres who are intent on attacking UK already all live in the north.

Capt'n Midnight · 20-01-2019 2:32pm

Sam Quentin wrote: »

Bet it's an insurance job!?

Insurance in this part of the world doesn't payout for terrorist stuff. The governments do. So fraud wouldn't just be a civil matter.

FrancieBrady · 20-01-2019 2:44pm

DColeman wrote: »

Wouldn't actually make much sense given the bad hombres who are intent on attacking UK already all live in the north.

Farage and Johnson are probably stupid enough to believe that. History tells us a different story.
I'm sure we will have the usual posters insisting that these guys were beaten by the all supreme BA by infiltration etc etc etc.

The facts of history are though that fighting a guerilla war is next to impossible and there will be plenty within Britain itself who will support these actions.
If you believe the myth that taking the campaign to the British in Britain didn't bring them to the table, carry on. There will again, be plenty, who don't see it that way. The British need to take action in order to ensure this does not ramp up.

We are living in scary times with the blind leading the blind.

BorneTobyWilde · 20-01-2019 2:53pm

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46937061

Car bomb has exploded in Derry City Centre

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