Shropshire man co-accused in pipe bomb attack case
A woman accused of trying to kill a police officer in a pipe bomb attack declared herself "at war with the police" on Facebook, a court has heard.
Christine Connor and co-accused Stuart Downes, from Shropshire, are both facing trial on charges linked to the Belfast attack last year.
Ms Connor is charged with attempted murder after pipe bombs were thrown at a police car in May 2013, leaving at least one officer shaken but unhurt.
Mr Downes, of Ryton Close in Shrewsbury, is charged with aiding and abetting.
Ms Connor is also accused of possessing improvised explosives with intent to endanger life, causing an explosion likely to endanger life, and preparation of a terrorist act. The 29-year-old defendant lives in north Belfast.
Following a preliminary inquiry hearing at Belfast Magistrates Court, a judge ruled that both defendants have a case to answer over the pipe bomb attack in Ballysillan.
Mr Downes, 30, was returned for crown court trial on continuing bail while Ms Connor was ordered to remain in custody.
Prosecutors claimed Ms Connor has strong dissident republican links and recruited Mr Downes, a man with no previous known allegiances, to take part in the alleged murder plot.
The prosecutor said: "There's a number of Facebook conversations with this applicant saying she is at war with the police."
