POLICE believe dissident republicans intend to launch a number of high profile attacks in the run up to the centenary of the Easter Rising, with the security threat at its highest level following the attempted murder of a prison officer in east Belfast. The 52-year-old is in a stable condition after suffering serious leg injuries when a bomb exploded under his van in the Hillsborough Drive area off the Woodstock Road after 7am on Friday. The bomb is thought to have fallen from the van as it went over a speed bump and exploded reducing the impact of the blast. The injured man, a marrie[...]