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| Twaddell Avenue, north Belfast: Police vehicle 'struck by device' | Twaddell Avenue, north Belfast: Police vehicle 'struck by device' |
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| Police have described an attack on one of their vehicles in north Belfast as a "cold, calculated attempt to kill police officers". | Police have described an attack on one of their vehicles in north Belfast as a "cold, calculated attempt to kill police officers". |
| A device was fired at a police Land Rover in Twaddell Avenue at about 23:20 GMT on Sunday. | A device was fired at a police Land Rover in Twaddell Avenue at about 23:20 GMT on Sunday. |
| The device struck the vehicle, but failed to explode. | The device struck the vehicle, but failed to explode. |
| A section of the Crumlin Road at Ardoyne shop fronts has been closed to traffic as part of a follow-up operation. | A section of the Crumlin Road at Ardoyne shop fronts has been closed to traffic as part of a follow-up operation. |
| Supt Muir Clarke described the attack as "idiotic". | Supt Muir Clarke described the attack as "idiotic". |
| "It was a completely reckless, callous attack," he said. | "It was a completely reckless, callous attack," he said. |
| "We still have a significant police operation in the area to make sure the device is safe, that the public are safe and to recover evidence so we can bring whoever did this idiotic attack before the courts." | "We still have a significant police operation in the area to make sure the device is safe, that the public are safe and to recover evidence so we can bring whoever did this idiotic attack before the courts." |
| Secretary of State Theresa Villiers condemned those responsible. | Secretary of State Theresa Villiers condemned those responsible. |
| "Those who carried out this attack on police officers working to protect all communities are to be utterly condemned for their violent actions," she said. | "Those who carried out this attack on police officers working to protect all communities are to be utterly condemned for their violent actions," she said. |
| "I would call on anyone with information to pass it to the PSNI so that those responsible can be brought to justice." | "I would call on anyone with information to pass it to the PSNI so that those responsible can be brought to justice." |
| Justice Minister David Ford said: "The perpetrators who hide in the shadows need to be caught and face justice." |