Belfast device designed to kill police, says PSNI

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The device was found in the Pantridge Road area (above) of west Belfast and a number of local residents evacuated after a phone warning was made on Monday. File photograph: Google Street View

The device was found in the Pantridge Road area (above) of west Belfast and a number of local residents evacuated after a phone warning was made on Monday. File photograph: Google Street View

An explosive left on a busy roadside was designed to kill police in an armoured vehicle, a top officer has said.

The device was found in the Pantridge Road area of west Belfast and a number of local residents evacuated after a phone warning was made on Monday.

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