Police in Northern Ireland are today trying to establish the motive behind two attempted bombings in a village in two days.
Residents of Sion Mills, Co Tyrone, were warned to be on the alert against further attacks.
In the latest incident, what police described as a "viable device" was discovered in the garden of a house in the Primrose Park area of the village. It was made safe by an bomb disposal expert late last night.
It is believed a former member of the District Policing Partnership in Strabane may have been the target of the latest device.
Mary McCrea was evacuated from her home until the bomb was made safe and described the incident as "very frightening".
Condemning those responsible for planting the device she said: "Its terrible somebody would be so callous - it was not left there for the bomb disposal, it was left there for someone to pick up - that was their aim."
It was the second similar bomb to be discovered in the area since the weekend.
Dissident republicans were accused of having planted the earlier device, and another found near Lurgan, Co Armagh, last Thursday.
The Police Service said the two attacks were linked - and the dissident group calling itself Oglaigh na hÉireann admitted responsibility for the first.
Strabane police commander Phil Marks said: "I would like to take this opportunity to utterly condemn the reckless actions of these people who left two viable explosive devices in residential areas of Sion Mills over the past two days.
"There were children playing in these areas and very close to the areas where the devices were found. People were going about their day to day business and enjoying the Easter break.
"Quite clearly this would demonstrate to me those responsible for the devices have no regard for the safety of anyone."