Robinson and McGuinness condemn bomb attack

First Minister Rt Hon Peter D Robinson MP MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP MLA have condemned last night's bomb attack in Newry.

Mr Robinson said: "The people who carried out this attack are determined to destroy all that has been achieved in recent months. Their sole aim is to return Northern Ireland to its darkest past. They will not succeed, for I am equally determined that we will continue to move forward to protect and defend the very same institutions they seek to destroy."

Mr McGuinness said: "I am determined that last night's attack will not undermine the progress we have made. The perpetrators are acting against the democratically expressed wishes of all the people of Ireland. They have nothing to offer our society, we will continue on the road we have set out upon to deliver a better future. Attacks such as this are futile and serve only to strengthen our resolve."

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