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A MOTHER was killed in a head-on road collision on Saturday and a man believed to be her husband was last night ghting or his lie. The woman died ater the car which she was driving crashed into another vehicle on the Portadown Road outside Tandragee. Police said that the male driver and passenger in the other vehicle were taken to hospital but did not have lie- threatening injuries. Driver dies in collision Increase security, ex -RUC warned FORMER members o the security orces have been urged to increase their personal security ater an attempted bomb attack on a ormer RUC ocer. The Dungannon man, whose amily spoke to the News Letter last night, survived ater discovering the pipe bomb hidden behind a rose bush near to his vehicle on Saturday. In a statement, the PSNI — whose ocers helped deuse the “viable” explosive device — made no mention o the act that the man was a police ocer until six years ago and did not state that he was the bomber’s intended target. However, the ormer ocer’s amily – who or security reasons asked not to be identied – said that they believe the placement o the bomb beside the driver’s door o the vehicle shows clearly who its intended target was. The attack came just days ater an o-duty soldier escaped a sophisticated attempt to kill him when a bomb was placed inside his car in north Belast. Last night Ulster Unionist leader Tom Elliott — himsel a ormer UDR member — said that ormer security orce members should take precautions about their personal saety i there is any suggestion that dissident republicans are targeting them. BY SAM McBRIDE [email protected] See page 3 PICTURE: Jonathan Porter/Presseye The pride of Northern Ireland Price: 72p (IR 1.05 EURO) Monday, January 9, 2012 Police ofcers have recreated the last known movements taken by missing cyclist Samuel Campbell, a full week after the Kells man’s disappearance. It is hoped that the move may jog people’s memories and trigger some new information. A police ofcer, right, wearing similar clothing to that of the missing man took part in the reconstruction along the north Antrim coast Police revisit route of missing cyclist THE Chinook helicopter which crashed on the Mull o Kintyre – killing 29 military and police personnel – may not have been airworthy, new documents suggest. According to a ormer RAF engineer who obtained the inormation, a problem known to the MoD meant that “it could not be described as airworthy” – something the MoD denies. Many o Northern Ireland’s nest counter-terrorism minds were killed when the 1994 fight hit a coastal hill. Chinook ‘not airworthy’ Since 1737 www.newsletter.co.uk 2 7 5 t h A n n iver s a r y Y e a r Winter offers from Hastings Hotels P11 Sports Ulster Rooney sees off City – now for Liverpool ALL THE WEEKEND ACTION IN OUR 28-pAgE pULL-OUT Turn to page 4 Turn to page 12 See page 5 Ski-inspiredashion P50 N L W o m a n Getftgadgetsor 2012 P53 Newlooksor thehome P54 P48&49 Why love turns cold at this time o year INSIDE
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A MOTHER was killed in
a head-on road collision onSaturday and a man believedto be her husband was lastnight ghting or his lie.
The woman died ater thecar which she was drivingcrashed into another vehicleon the Portadown Roadoutside Tandragee.
Police said that the maledriver and passenger in theother vehicle were taken tohospital but did not have lie-threatening injuries.
Driver diesin collision
Increase security,ex-RUC warnedFORMER members o thesecurity orces have been urgedto increase their personal securityater an attempted bomb attackon a ormer RUC ocer.
The Dungannon man, whoseamily spoke to the News
Letter last night, survived aterdiscovering the pipe bombhidden behind a rose bush nearto his vehicle on Saturday.
In a statement, the PSNI— whose ocers helped deusethe “viable” explosive device— made no mention o the actthat the man was a police oceruntil six years ago and did notstate that he was the bomber’s
intended target.However, the ormer ocer’s
amily – who or security reasonsasked not to be identied – said
that they believe the placemento the bomb beside the driver’sdoor o the vehicle shows clearly
who its intended target was.The attack came just days ater
an o-duty soldier escaped asophisticated attempt to kill him
when a bomb was placed insidehis car in north Belast.
Last night Ulster Unionistleader Tom Elliott — himsel a
ormer UDR member — said thatormer security orce membersshould take precautions abouttheir personal saety i there isany suggestion that dissidentrepublicans are targeting them.
BY SAM McBRIDE
See page 3
PICTURE: Jonathan
Porter/Presseye
The pride of Northern IrelandPrice: 72p (IR 1.05 EURO) Monday, January 9, 2012
Police ofcers have
recreated the lastknown movementstaken by missing cyclistSamuel Campbell, afull week after the Kellsman’s disappearance.It is hoped that themove may jog people’smemories and triggersome new information.A police ofcer, right, wearing similar clothingto that of the missingman took part in thereconstruction along the
north Antrim coast
Policerevisitroute ofmissingcyclist
THE Chinook helicopter which crashed on the Mull o Kintyre – killing 29 militaryand police personnel – maynot have been airworthy, new documents suggest.
According to a ormerRAF engineer who obtainedthe inormation, a problemknown to the MoD meant that“it could not be described asairworthy” – something theMoD denies.
Many o Northern Ireland’snest counter-terrorismminds were killed when the1994 fight hit a coastal hill.
Chinook ‘notairworthy’
Since 1737www.newsletter.co.uk
2 7 5
t h A n n iver s a r y Y
e a
r
Winter offers from Hastings Hotels P11
SportsUlsterRooney sees off City – now for Liverpool
ALL THE WEEKEND ACTION
IN OUR 28-pAgE pULL-OUT
Turn to page 4
Turn to page 12
See page 5
47es Letter,Monday,Janua r 9,2012
Ski-inspired ashion P50
N L
W o m a n
Get ftg adgets or 2012
P53
New looks or the home
P54
P48&49
Why love turns cold at this time o year
INSIDE
