Bomb which 'intended to murder police' explodes

Officers have escaped injury after a bomb exploded in Northern Ireland, which police say was a "deliberate attempt" to lure them there "to murder them".

A device detonated on Monday morning as police and army bomb disposal officers were searching an area near Newtownbutler.

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