Two bombs exploded outside police stations in Northern Ireland and an army bomb disposal squad disarmed a third unexploded device, police said today.
Two explosions were heard near Downpatrick police station in Co Down at around 10.50 p.m. Twenty minutes later another explosion was heard at nearby Ardglass police station.
No-one had claimed responsibility but Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it suspected splinter groups of the IRA were behind the attacks.
PSNI Chief Inspector Jeffry Gamble described the incidents as reckless attacks.
"Members of the public were walking and driving past Downpatrick police station when the attack took place," he said. "They could have lost their lives."
There are no reports of injuries in the attacks.
PA and AFP