Discovery comes hours before US President Joe Biden is due to arrive in Belfast. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Pipe bombs are crude improvised explosive devices used in the past by militants in Northern Ireland and are often around the size of a hand grenade. They are made by tightly filling a section of pipe with explosives.
Police said the operation in the cemetery is now complete and police officers have left the scene. The devices were discovered at 0530 GMT . “Colleagues from Terrorism Investigation Unit will now lead on this investigation,” Mr Singleton said. In March, Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency increased the threat level in Northern Ireland from domestic terrorism to “severe” - meaning an attack is highly likely - though the move was not thought to be linked to the anniversary. REUTERS
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