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Ex-councillor's home under attack Ex-councillor's home under attack
(about 5 hours later)
A gun attack has been carried out on the home of a former deputy mayor of Derry whose son is a serving police officer. Shots have been fired at the home of a former deputy mayor of Derry, whose son is in the police.
Shots were fired at Liam Bradley's home on the Lonemoor Road in the city at about 0100 BST on Thursday. Liam Bradley's home on the Lonemoor Road in the city was targeted in a gun attack at about 0100 BST on Thursday.
Mr Bradley, a former Irish Independence Party councillor, was in the house at the time with his family but they escaped injury. Mr Bradley, a former Irish Independence Party councillor, was in the house with his family at the time but they escaped injury.
An attempt was also made to burn the family car. An attempt was also made to burn the family car. Foyle MP Mark Durkan has condemned the attack.
The attack was condemned by the Foyle MP Mark Durkan who visited the Bradleys at their Londonderry home. "The family are shaken as anyone would be, when something like this comes, literally, through your door," he said.
'Abuse' Mr Durkan said the fact that one of Mr Bradley's sons was a police officer had "been an issue of some abuse and intimidation before".
"The family are shaken as anyone would be, when something like this comes, literally, through your door.
Mr Durkin said the fact that one of Mr Bradley's sons was a police officer had "been an issue of some abuse and intimidation before".
"But that is no reason or excuse why anyone should be subjected to this," he said."But that is no reason or excuse why anyone should be subjected to this," he said.
'No arguments'
"The people behind this attack, they are not showing that they are strong or big, they are showing that they are weak and small."The people behind this attack, they are not showing that they are strong or big, they are showing that they are weak and small.
"They don't have a case that they can make anywhere in public that gets decent support, they have to attack people under the cover of darkness and they have to use violence because they don't have arguments to persuade.""They don't have a case that they can make anywhere in public that gets decent support, they have to attack people under the cover of darkness and they have to use violence because they don't have arguments to persuade."
Sinn Fein Policing Board member Martina Anderson also condemned the attack.
"Liam Bradley is well known and respected throughout Derry and I extend best wishes and solidarity to him, his wife Marie and family," she said.
"I call on those responsible to refrain from such actions in the future."
Detectives have appealed for witnesses to come forward.