Prison officer injured in Belfast bomb attack dies
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A prison officer injured in a bomb attack in Northern Ireland earlier this month has died.
The 52-year-old man was seriously hurt after a bomb exploded under his van in east Belfaston Friday, 4 March.
A dissident republican group known as the New IRA said it carried out the attack.
The group said he was targeted for training officers at Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn, County Antrim.
It was understood the prison officer worked at Hydebank Wood Young Offenders' Centre in Belfast.
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