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Policeman hurt in car bomb blast | Policeman hurt in car bomb blast |
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A officer from the Police Service of Northern Ireland has been taken to hospital after a bomb exploded under his car in County Antrim. | |
The man, who is a Catholic, was seriously injured. | |
There is an ongoing security alert at the scene of the explosion on Milltown Road in Randalstown. Army technical officers are at the scene. | |
No one has claimed responsibility for planting the bomb, which exploded at 0630 GMT. | No one has claimed responsibility for planting the bomb, which exploded at 0630 GMT. |
'Murder attempt' | 'Murder attempt' |
The chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Barry Gilligan, described the attack as "an attempt to murder". | The chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Barry Gilligan, described the attack as "an attempt to murder". |
He added that those behind it "cannot be allowed to succeed in bringing any further terror" to Northern Ireland and urged anyone with information about the incident to pass it to the police. | He added that those behind it "cannot be allowed to succeed in bringing any further terror" to Northern Ireland and urged anyone with information about the incident to pass it to the police. |
Dissident republicans have been responsible for a spate of bomb attacks across Northern Ireland in the last year. | Dissident republicans have been responsible for a spate of bomb attacks across Northern Ireland in the last year. |
In October, a dissident group planted a bomb under a policeman's car in east Belfast. | In October, a dissident group planted a bomb under a policeman's car in east Belfast. |
His partner suffered minor injuries in the attack. | His partner suffered minor injuries in the attack. |