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| Bomb explodes at police officer's Londonderry home | |
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| A bomb has exploded outside the home of a serving police officer in Londonderry as Army technical officers were trying to defuse it, police have confirmed. | A bomb has exploded outside the home of a serving police officer in Londonderry as Army technical officers were trying to defuse it, police have confirmed. |
| The device was discovered under a car at Ardanlee, in the Culmore area of the city, on Wednesday morning. | The device was discovered under a car at Ardanlee, in the Culmore area of the city, on Wednesday morning. |
| The area was cordoned off and a number of homes have been evacuated in the ongoing security alert. | The area was cordoned off and a number of homes have been evacuated in the ongoing security alert. |
| Police have not confirmed as yet whether anyone was injured in the blast. | |
| Earlier, Northern Ireland Policing Board vice-chair Debbie Watters said the officer had a "very lucky escape". | Earlier, Northern Ireland Policing Board vice-chair Debbie Watters said the officer had a "very lucky escape". |
| "I am grateful that the evil intent of those responsible for leaving this device did not succeed," she said. | "I am grateful that the evil intent of those responsible for leaving this device did not succeed," she said. |
| "This officer has had a very lucky escape but such activity reinforces the continuing threat that exists for our police officers both on and off duty. | "This officer has had a very lucky escape but such activity reinforces the continuing threat that exists for our police officers both on and off duty. |
| "As a community, it is our responsibility to ensure those behind such activity are brought to justice." | "As a community, it is our responsibility to ensure those behind such activity are brought to justice." |
| Police have extended the security cordon to all of Spruce Meadows and part of Ardanlee while the investigation is under way. | Police have extended the security cordon to all of Spruce Meadows and part of Ardanlee while the investigation is under way. |
| Residents who have been asked to leave the estate are using the nearby St John's Parish centre until they are allowed to return home. | Residents who have been asked to leave the estate are using the nearby St John's Parish centre until they are allowed to return home. |
| 'Anguished' | 'Anguished' |
| Mary Davey, who lives at Ardanlee with her three young children, said she was shocked by the incident. | |
| "We looked out the window and saw the police cars arriving with the lights flashing and then the tape going over across the front of the estate," Mrs Davey told BBC Radio Foyle. | "We looked out the window and saw the police cars arriving with the lights flashing and then the tape going over across the front of the estate," Mrs Davey told BBC Radio Foyle. |
| "We're very angry, they're putting everyone's life at risk, not just the people they are targeting." | |
| Her husband, Barry, said they had lived in Derry peacefully for 20 years. | Her husband, Barry, said they had lived in Derry peacefully for 20 years. |
| "We have three young children here and I'm from Belfast, so where we can actually go is very limited," he said. | |
| "We're anguished because this is not daily life for us. We came here thinking we would have a quiet life, people don't want this." | |
| Meanwhile, in a separate incident, homes were evacuated in County Tyrone after the discovery of a suspicious object at Sion Mills. | |
| Police have not linked the two incidents. | Police have not linked the two incidents. |