Newry bomb had 600 pounds of explosives and was fully primed

Police have said that the bomb found at the border near Newry contained 600 pounds of explosives and was fully primed.

The device, which had been placed in an abandoned van on the Fathom Line, was discovered on Thursday.

Ch Supt Alasdair Robinson said the bomb was twice as big as the bomb that exploded outside Newry courthouse two years ago. "Anyone within 50 metres of a 600Ib bomb would be killed".