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According to officials, a bomb appeared was meant for passing police detonated under a bridge in rural Northern Ireland Saturday evening without causing any injuries.

Police were trying to determine who was responsible for the 5:30 p. m. blast on Carrickrovaddy Road between Belleek and Newtownhamilton, The Daily Telegraph has reported.

It has been reported that a friend says Igor Sutyagin, a Russian scientist who was one of four accused spies exchanged with the United States, is now in Britain.

He had a phone conversation with Sutyagin, the friend told RIA Novosti.

Sutyagin reportedly said, "I am now in a small provincial British town. I have a Russian passport but no British entry visa. They promised that on Monday I will meet with officials who will decide on granting me the visa and on my further stay in Britain."

According to the police, a U. S. Customs agent shot at a driver who refused to leave his van and drove through a barricade at a Canadian border crossing into Washington.

The Province has reported that the driver successfully got into the United States at the Peace Arch crossing Friday but was detained about an hour later. Officials did not release his name or nationality but said he was expected to face criminal charges.

The agent fired in an attempt to stop the van, said Mike Milne, a spokesman for U. S. Customs.