The RUC has appealed for information on the movements of a green Nissan Bluebird, registration number HXI 5153, which was parked at the back gate of Newry courthouse in New Street on Monday, packed with a 500lb home-made device.
Bomb disposal experts defused the bomb.
Police statistics on incidents from 6 a.m. on July 4th to 6 a.m. on July 14th:
615 attacks on security forces, including 24 shooting incidents and 45 bomb attacks
284 arrests for public order incidents
76 RUC officers injured
632 petrol bombings
2,250 petrol bombs recovered
178 hijackings
144 homes damaged
165 other buildings damaged
467 vehicles attacked.
837 plastic baton rounds fired.
