Police target of 'roadside bomb'

The bomb was discovered following telephoned warnings to police

Police in Fermanagh have described a device found near the border at the weekend as a "roadside bomb".

The bomb was found at Wattlebridge near Newtownbutler on Saturday after two separate telephoned warnings to police.

Chief Inspector Alywin Barton said: "I believe police officers were the intended target, but roadside bombs are indiscriminate."

A security alert is still ongoing in the area, as police and army bomb experts examine the scene.

Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliot said dissident republicans in Fermanagh may be getting help from "mainstream republicanism".

"You just don't carry these attacks out with a small group," he said.

Mr Eliott called for "limited Army personnel" to support the police in the area.

"Obviously the dissidents are being blamed, however I just believe there's a lot more of these people in the area in these operations than was maybe first envisaged by security forces," he said.