British army bomb disposal experts last night made safe a large, explosive device placed at a waterworks in Northern Ireland and claimed by dissident republicans.
Police said the device had the potential to kill anyone nearby and disrupt the water supply to about 10,000 homes in South Armagh.
The security forces were called following a number of claims purporting to be from the Continuity IRA that a device had been left at Clay Lake waterworks on the Castleblaney Road in Keady.
A device made up of a gas cylinder and a container full of petrol found inside a wheelie bin was made safe, a police spokesman said.
Supt Bob Moore described the incident as a "reckless and life-threatening act".
He added: "This further demonstrates the total disregard for the community displayed by those responsible for this incident".
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