Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station after vehicle hijacked - Reuters
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A car bomb exploded outside a police station in Dunmurry, near Belfast, Northern Ireland, after a delivery vehicle was hijacked and forced to transport the device. No injuries were reported.
An explosive device detonated outside Dunmurry police station was intended to kill officers, according to the chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Homes in the area have been evacuated.
A hijacked car exploded outside a police station in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, but no casualties were reported. The driver was forced to transport a gas cylinder device to the site.
A security alert is underway in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, following reports of a car explosion outside a police station. Homes in the area have been evacuated, and no injuries have been reported.
A car exploded outside a police station near Belfast, Northern Ireland, but no police officers were injured. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is conducting an evacuation operation following the security alert.
Police say incident in Dunmurry in which no one was hurt shows ‘murderous intent still exists’ in paramilitaries. Detectives believe the New IRA was involved and are treating it as attempted murder. Bobby Singleton, the deputy chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), said the car that exploded outside Dunmurry police station had been ‘hijacked’ in a way that bore similarities to an attack on Lurgan police station in March.
Police in Northern Ireland on Sunday declared a security alert in the town of Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast, after reports that a car bomb exploded near a police station. Homes in the vicinity have been evacuated and members of the public are advised to avoid the area, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Sunday. 'It is distressing and disturbing to wake up to the news that a car bomb exploded outside Dunmurry police station last night,' said Sorcha Eastwood, a member of the U.K. Parliament who represents the Langan Valley, southwest of Belfast.
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