Irish Republican Army
May 14 2008, AP

Northern Ireland’s police chief accused Irish Republican Army dissidents Tuesday of planting a booby-trap bomb that exploded overnight beneath a policeman’s car, destroying the vehicle and wounding the officer.The bomb, attached to the bottom of the...

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