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THE OTTAWA CITIZEN CANADA TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1997 A13 P.E.I bomber jailed 10 years The Canadian Press UP TO 50 Off FURTHER REDUCTIONS All Cloiliirrj considerable time, a time that we calculated to be a deterrent to others who might try or might contemplate similar activity." Judge Armand DesRoches said Mr. Bell is lucky there weren't more injuries or even deaths. "Bell is extremely fortunate that he is not facing more serious charges," he said. "Bombs are an indiscriminate weapon. They threaten anyone in the area where they explode." Mr.

Bell has already spent six months in custody and Judge DesRoches gave him a year's credit for that time, making the remainder of his sentence nine years. The Crown dropped two charges relating to unsafe storage of a handgun and ammunition. The sentencing was jointly recommended by the Crown and defence. Prosecutor Darrell Coombs read a brief joint statement of facts, which gave few retails about the case and no information about Mr. Bell's motives.

The admission of guilt was a big factor in the Crown agreeing to a 10-year sentence, Mr. Coombs said later. So were the years it could take to wrap up the case if it went through a trial and appeals. "He has taken responsibility for them and it brings closure to this matter and I think that is the most significant factor here," said Mr. Coombs.

"We do not have to worry about a P.E.I, bomber anymore. He's tucked away in jail and will be there for some and. Selected Jewellery Bells 3rd floor Bayshore 596-0070 3rd floor Ridsau Centre 56666 OPEN TODAY CHARLOTTETOWN Roger Bell said he was sorry for planting four pipe bombs, including one that i rocked the Prince Edward Island legislature in 1995, as a judge sentenced him yesterday to 10 years in prison. "I would like to apologize to the people who were caused fear or trepi- dation because of my deeds," the for-mer chemistry teacher said in court iafter he pleaded guilty to four counts of planting an explosive device and of having a restricted i The unexpected guilty plea closes a case that dates back to 1988, when a Jpipe bomb went off at P.E.I. Supreme in Charlottetown.

No one was "injured. A group calling itself Loki 7 took jcredit for the courthouse and legislature blasts, but a statement read in court said Mr. Bell was solely responsible. He also admitted planting explosives, which police later detonated, at a propane station in Charlottetown last year. i And he pleaded guilty to a 1994 blast in a garbage can at Halifax's Ipoint Pleasant Park.

One man suffered a broken ankle at jthe legislature in 1995 as politicians scrambled under their desks to escape the glass that rained down. Terry Steele was hit by flying debris outside near the wooden wheelchair under which the device was hidden. "In particular I want to apologize to ftlr. Terry Steele who was injured at Jhe P.E.I, legislature, and I want to say I'm sorry for the trouble I caused him," Mr. Bell, 53, said in court.

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