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| RIRA claim three Derry attacks | |
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| The dissident republican Real IRA have admitted three overnight attacks in Londonderry. | |
| The relatives of a serving police officer were the target of two suspected bombs. | The relatives of a serving police officer were the target of two suspected bombs. |
| The first device exploded outside his parents' home in Shantallow, while a second device is being examined outside his sister's home in Kylemore Park. | The first device exploded outside his parents' home in Shantallow, while a second device is being examined outside his sister's home in Kylemore Park. |
| In the statement the group also claimed responsibility for shooting a man in his legs and hand at about 0130 BST. | In the statement the group also claimed responsibility for shooting a man in his legs and hand at about 0130 BST. |
| A number of masked men forced their way into the house at Drumard Park in Ballymagroarty. | A number of masked men forced their way into the house at Drumard Park in Ballymagroarty. |
| The man was taken to hospital where his condition is said to be stable. | The man was taken to hospital where his condition is said to be stable. |
| There have been six paramilitary-style shootings in Derry in the past four weeks. | There have been six paramilitary-style shootings in Derry in the past four weeks. |
| In the Kylemore Park incident several people were asked to leave their homes when a device was spotted at about 0730 BST. | |
| In the Shantallow explosion a car was damaged but no one was injured. | |
| Inspector Jon Burrows said the groups carrying out these attacks were distracting police from doing their job. | Inspector Jon Burrows said the groups carrying out these attacks were distracting police from doing their job. |
| Sinn Fein Assembly member Raymond McCartney condemned the attacks. | |
| "This family is a part of our community and I would call on the community to show solidarity with them at this time," he said. | |
| "While most people are working to build a peaceful future it would seem that a minuscule and unrepresentative group think that by carrying out cowardly actions based on spurious excuses, they will frustrate continued progress. | |
| "They will not succeed and should stop their activity before it leads to the killing of more innocent people." |