Explosive devices thrown at ex-Sinn Fein leader’s home
LONDON — The homes of former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and another prominent member of the Northern Ireland party were attacked with explosive devices, officials said Saturday. No one was injured.
Northern Ireland’s police said officers seized “remnants of large industrial, firework-type devices, capable of causing serious damage or injury” at two houses in west Belfast. No arrests were reported.
The republican party condemned Friday’s attacks, saying one of the two devices thrown caused damage to a car on Adams’ driveway.
The attacks came after six successive nights of violence in Londonderry, which is also called Derry. Police blame that on dissident republicans, who oppose Sinn Fein’s involvement in the peace process.