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Car Bomb Injures Belfast Woman

October 16 2009

United Kingdom

A woman was injured when a bomb exploded underneath her car in eastern Belfast on Friday, the BBC reports.

The victim, who is said to be the partner of a police officer, was said to be backing out of a driveway when the bomb went off.

The bomb was planted under the passenger side of the vehicle, and would have likely killed anyone sitting there, police said.

Dissident republican groups have been blamed for other recent attacks in Northern Ireland, apparently attempting to...

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