Police station bomb sounded like car hitting wall, says resident
Summary
A bomb exploded outside Dunmurry police station near west Belfast on Saturday night after a car was hijacked and forced to be driven there. Police believe the attack was an attempted murder carried out by the dissident group New IRA, and residents living nearby were evacuated for safety.Key Facts
- The bomb went off at about 10:50 p.m. near Dunmurry police station.
- A delivery driver’s car was hijacked and fitted with a gas cylinder bomb.
- The driver was forced to park the car outside the police station and then leave.
- Police evacuated nearby residents, including families with young children.
- The attack is being treated as attempted murder by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
- Dissident republicans, specifically the New IRA group, are suspected in the attack.
- Residents described the bomb’s sound as similar to a car crashing into a wall.
- People in the area were warned to stay away in case another device was present.
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