19/06/2015
Fourth Man Arrested After Bomb Left Under Officer's Car
The PSNI are continuing to question four men in connection with a bomb placed under an officer's car in L'Derry.
It is understood that the officer was in bed at her home in Eglinton, when she "heard a noise outside". Looking out the window, the officer is said to have observed someone lying underneath her car.
A device was then found under the officer's car, leading to a major security operation and the evacuation of 15 homes in the area.
Police arrested three men on Thursday morning in Co Donegal, followed by a fourth man in Eglinton on Thursday night.
The fourth man, understood to be aged 27, is being held at Antrim police station.
Police have said the investigation is ongoing.
(MH/JP)
It is understood that the officer was in bed at her home in Eglinton, when she "heard a noise outside". Looking out the window, the officer is said to have observed someone lying underneath her car.
A device was then found under the officer's car, leading to a major security operation and the evacuation of 15 homes in the area.
Police arrested three men on Thursday morning in Co Donegal, followed by a fourth man in Eglinton on Thursday night.
The fourth man, understood to be aged 27, is being held at Antrim police station.
Police have said the investigation is ongoing.
(MH/JP)
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