Man charged with attempted murder of prison officer

A 45-year-old man has been charged with the attempted murder of a prison officer in Belfast.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Mar 2016, 21:30 BST
Updated 12th Mar 2016, 01:31 BST
The Belfast street where a prison officer was injured in the blastThe Belfast street where a prison officer was injured in the blast
The Belfast street where a prison officer was injured in the blast

The suspect also faces a charge of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life.

The prison officer, a 52-year-old married father-of-three, needed surgery after the dissident republican bomb detonated under the van he was driving on Friday March 4.

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A group calling itself the New IRA claimed to have carried out the attack.

A 39-year-old man also questioned about the bombing has been released by police pending a report to prosecutors.

Detectives have been granted another 12 hours to question another detained man, aged 34, about the murder bid.

The accused man will appear in court in Belfast on Saturday morning.

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