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By Press Association 2021
PSNI vehicles blocking a road during the security operation
Police have blamed the New IRA for planting a bomb at a police officer’s car beside where her three-year-old daughter sits.
The device left at the part-time female officer’s home near Dungiven, Co Londonderry, was attached to a container of flammable liquid.
Police Service of Northern Ireland Assistant Chief Constable Mark McEwan branded the murder bid by the dissident extremists as “despicable and cowardly”.
The device, which did not detonate, was designed to create a fireball, Mr McEwan said.
He said the child’s seat was in the car and the terror group would have been aware of it.
By Press Association 2021
The scene of a security alert on the Ballyquin Road close to Dungiven
A viable explosive device has been found close to the home of a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland in Co Londonderry.
The woman targeted is a member of staff who also serves as a part-time police officer.
The device was found outside her home in a rural area close to Dungiven.
I strongly condemn this outrageous attack on our Officer and her family.
Every day @PoliceServiceNI officers and staff bravely step up to serve the community and this attempt to harm is a stark reminder of the challenges still facing us all. https://t.co/WwOnviwy4v
The device, which did not detonate, was designed to create a fireball, Mr McEwan said.
PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Mark McEwan Credit: PA
He said the child’s seat was in the car and the terror group would have been aware of it.
“We will be unrelenting in our efforts in bringing these people to justice,” said the senior officer.
“We believe this group would have known this is where the daughter would sit and they have shown no regard for this whatsoever.
“They know the effect if this device donated, it would have engulfed the car completely and those in it.