Northern Ireland makes arrest linked to suspected New IRA car bombing
Summary
Northern Irish police arrested a 66-year-old man in connection with a car bomb attack on a Belfast police station claimed by the New IRA. The bomb did not injure anyone, but the group said it aimed to kill officers and plans to target police at their homes.Key Facts
- The arrest was made under the United Kingdom’s Terrorism Act.
- The New IRA is a nationalist group opposing the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, a peace deal that ended most violence in Northern Ireland.
- The car bomb attack happened after a hijacked delivery vehicle was driven to Dunmurry police station on Saturday.
- No injuries resulted from the bomb explosion.
- The New IRA claimed it wanted to kill police officers leaving the station.
- Police are searching areas in east and west Belfast following the attack.
- The group has recently increased attacks on police, including a similar car bomb attempt last month.
- Targeting officers at home would be a new and more dangerous step, as the last officer killed by a bomb was in 2009.
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