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Man jailed over homemade bomb

Posted August 19, 2008 14:00:00

A Ballarat man has been sentenced to two years jail for exploding a homemade bomb.

32-year old Adam Richard Paine pleaded guilty to making and possessing an explosive substance, in May last year.

Paine has been in custody for almost a year and is eligible for parole immediately.

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