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| An off-duty police officer has been injured in what is understood to have been an under-car booby-trap explosion in County Tyrone. | An off-duty police officer has been injured in what is understood to have been an under-car booby-trap explosion in County Tyrone. |
| The explosion happened at Drumnabay Road in Spamount village outside Castlederg at about 2130 BST on Monday. | The explosion happened at Drumnabay Road in Spamount village outside Castlederg at about 2130 BST on Monday. |
| It is believed the officer suffered serious leg injuries, but was able to speak to doctors and his injuries are not considered life-threatening. | It is believed the officer suffered serious leg injuries, but was able to speak to doctors and his injuries are not considered life-threatening. |
| Dissident republicans are being blamed for the attack. | Dissident republicans are being blamed for the attack. |
| Army bomb experts and other emergency services attending the scene found a car ablaze. | Army bomb experts and other emergency services attending the scene found a car ablaze. |
| However, the officer is understood to have been rescued from the wreckage of the explosion by a member of the public. | However, the officer is understood to have been rescued from the wreckage of the explosion by a member of the public. |
| Secretary of State Shaun Woodward, condemning the attack, said: "The contrast between the PSNI officer, dedicated to serving the community, and those with no politics, no support and no principles, who carried this cowardly attack could not be clearer. | Secretary of State Shaun Woodward, condemning the attack, said: "The contrast between the PSNI officer, dedicated to serving the community, and those with no politics, no support and no principles, who carried this cowardly attack could not be clearer. |
| "As Northern Ireland moves towards a new and better future, there remains a tiny minority of contemptible, criminal elements who have been rejected by the people, north and south. They will not be allowed to stand in the way of progress. | "As Northern Ireland moves towards a new and better future, there remains a tiny minority of contemptible, criminal elements who have been rejected by the people, north and south. They will not be allowed to stand in the way of progress. |
| One of the first on the scene, a civilian, is understood to have opened the car door and taken the occupant out of the car Councillor Derek Hussey | |
| "Anyone with any information about this incident should take it to the police." | "Anyone with any information about this incident should take it to the police." |
| Councillor Derek Hussey, who went to the scene, said he understood that the officer was "not a resident from the area, but may have been visiting". | Councillor Derek Hussey, who went to the scene, said he understood that the officer was "not a resident from the area, but may have been visiting". |
| "One of the first on the scene, a civilian, is understood to have opened the car door and taken the occupant out of the car," continued the UUP representative. | "One of the first on the scene, a civilian, is understood to have opened the car door and taken the occupant out of the car," continued the UUP representative. |
| The former MLA praised "the actions and the courage of that particular individual". | The former MLA praised "the actions and the courage of that particular individual". |
| The police have been warning for some time that dissident groups have been trying to increase their activities and that they were actively targeting police officers. | The police have been warning for some time that dissident groups have been trying to increase their activities and that they were actively targeting police officers. |
| In November, the Real IRA shot two officers in Londonderry and Dungannon, and in February police mounted a huge security operation across Northern Ireland because of fears that dissidents were planning another shooting or bombing. | In November, the Real IRA shot two officers in Londonderry and Dungannon, and in February police mounted a huge security operation across Northern Ireland because of fears that dissidents were planning another shooting or bombing. |