26/07/2017

Man Arrested Over Under-Car Bomb Attack On Police Officer

A man has been arrested in connection with an under-car booby trap bomb attack on a police officer in L'Derry.

The attack happened in Eglinton on 18 June 2015.

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.

No one was injured in the attack.

A 30-year-old man has been taken to Musgrave Police Station to be questioned.

(CD)

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