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'Viable bomb' found under police officer's car in east Belfast | 'Viable bomb' found under police officer's car in east Belfast |
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It is understood a viable bomb has been found under a policeman's car in east Belfast. | It is understood a viable bomb has been found under a policeman's car in east Belfast. |
Army bomb disposal officers have been called to deal with the device at the Upper Newtownards Road. | Army bomb disposal officers have been called to deal with the device at the Upper Newtownards Road. |
A number of homes in the area have been evacuated. | A number of homes in the area have been evacuated. |
The Upper Newtownards Road has been closed to traffic between the Knock Road junction and Cabin Hill Park. | The Upper Newtownards Road has been closed to traffic between the Knock Road junction and Cabin Hill Park. |
In recent years, there have been a number of attacks on officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), carried out by dissident republican paramilitary groups.. | In recent years, there have been a number of attacks on officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), carried out by dissident republican paramilitary groups.. |
The SDLP's spokesperson on policing, Conall McDevitt, condemned the attack, describing it as a "cynical and deplorable act". | |
He said: "Those seeking to target police officers are undermining not only the stated will of the people of Ireland who have long since rejected violence, but also the desire for a new beginning for policing in the north, which is shared by the majority of citizens." | |
Mr McDevitt urged anyone with information about the attack to contact the PSNI. |