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Viable bomb found under police officer's car in Northern Ireland after weeks of unrest | Viable bomb found under police officer's car in Northern Ireland after weeks of unrest |
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A viable explosive device has been planted under the car of a serving police officer near a property in the north of Northern Ireland following weeks of unrest during which dozens of police were injured. | A viable explosive device has been planted under the car of a serving police officer near a property in the north of Northern Ireland following weeks of unrest during which dozens of police were injured. |
The bomb was found under the officer's vehicle on Monday near her family's farm in Dungiven, County Derry, according to the Belfast Telegraph. | The bomb was found under the officer's vehicle on Monday near her family's farm in Dungiven, County Derry, according to the Belfast Telegraph. |
The woman, an officer in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), is not reported to have been harmed in the incident. | The woman, an officer in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), is not reported to have been harmed in the incident. |
“I can confirm that the device is viable and investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances,” the head of the PSNI's crime operations department, Mark McEwan, said in a statement. | “I can confirm that the device is viable and investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances,” the head of the PSNI's crime operations department, Mark McEwan, said in a statement. |
“We are treating this as an attack on a member of staff who also serves her community as a part time police officer.” | “We are treating this as an attack on a member of staff who also serves her community as a part time police officer.” |
A security alert at Ballyquin Road remains in place on Tuesday after police closed the surrounding streets on Monday and asked motorists to avoid the area. | A security alert at Ballyquin Road remains in place on Tuesday after police closed the surrounding streets on Monday and asked motorists to avoid the area. |
First Minister Arlene Foster condemned the “terrorists” who planted the bomb and said she had spoken to the police officer. | First Minister Arlene Foster condemned the “terrorists” who planted the bomb and said she had spoken to the police officer. |
“There will be political disagreements, but Northern Ireland must keep moving forward. We will not be dragged back to bombs & bullets,” she said in a statement. | “There will be political disagreements, but Northern Ireland must keep moving forward. We will not be dragged back to bombs & bullets,” she said in a statement. |
The incident follows the recent unrest in Belfast and other areas of Northern Ireland, which has been fueled by the impact of the UK's Brexit deal with the EU. | The incident follows the recent unrest in Belfast and other areas of Northern Ireland, which has been fueled by the impact of the UK's Brexit deal with the EU. |
During the violence some 88 police officers have been injured, according to the PSNI. | During the violence some 88 police officers have been injured, according to the PSNI. |
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