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Car Bomb Explodes Outside Northern Ireland Police Station
Counter-terrorism police say the device was meant to kill officers, and residents, including two babies, were evacuated before the blast.
- On Saturday night, attackers hijacked a delivery driver's car in west Belfast, placed a gas cylinder device in the boot, and abandoned it outside Dunmurry police station, triggering an emergency evacuation of about 100 homes.
- Police Service of Northern Ireland Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton identified 'very many similarities' between this attack and a March 30 incident in Lurgan, leading investigators to hypothesize the New IRA may be responsible for both attacks.
- Officers evacuated nearby residents, including two babies, just as the device detonated, engulfing the vehicle in flames. The PSNI described the absence of injuries as 'nothing short of miraculous.'
- Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill and DUP leader Gavin Robinson condemned the attack, with O'Neill stating those responsible 'speak for absolutely no one' and lack vision or community support.
- With the terror threat level deemed 'substantial,' the PSNI continues counter-terrorism operations to identify perpetrators, warning that these sporadic attacks aim to destabilize the region and undermine the peace process.
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