Man arrested over the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer
Police in Londonderry investigating a New IRA bomb have arrested a 41 year old man after a viable device was found under a serving PSNI officer's car outside their Ardanlee home last February. Police in Londonderry investigating a New IRA bomb have arrested a 41 year old man after a viable device was found under a serving PSNI officer's car outside their Ardanlee home last February.
Last updated 10th Jan 2018
The suspect was arrested in the Creggan area under the Terrorism Act and has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite where he is being questioned by police.
The Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Peter McKenna, said: “If this device had exploded with our colleague and his young family in the car it would have had devastating consequences. Police believe the New IRA are responsible for this cowardly attack during which they put the safety of all members of the community at risk as the device was left in a residential area and could have exploded at any time.
“I would like to thank the public for their assistance to date but I believe there are still people in the community who hold vital pieces of information that could assist police and I would appeal to them to make contact with Detectives on 101 or alternatively, information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 which is 100% anonymous and gives people the power to speak up and stop crime.