Tag: #Belfast
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Grenade hits police vehicle in Belfast
London, Dec 4 (AFP/APP): Northern Irish police said one of their patrol vehicles was hit in a grenade attack in Belfast on Wednesday, in an attempt to kill or injure officers. The vehicle was struck overnight, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said, as it drove on a routine patrol through Republican heartland in west…
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Titanic shipyard rescued from bankruptcy
London, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):Iconic Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff, which built the Titanic, has been rescued from bankruptcy by InfraStrata, the British energy infrastructure company announced Tuesday. The giant of Northern Ireland’s industrial past has been purchased for £6.0 million ($7.4 million, 6.8 million euros) from administrators BDO, InfraStrata said in a statement. This shipyard’s…