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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.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. The man, who is a Catholic, was seriously injured in the explosion which happened on the Milltown Road in Randalstown at 0630 GMT.
There is an ongoing security alert at the scene of the explosion on Milltown Road in Randalstown. Army technical officers are at the scene. It is believed the officer had driven about a mile from his home when the bomb went off.
No one has claimed responsibility for planting the bomb, which exploded at 0630 GMT. Army technical officers are now at the scene of the ongoing security alert.
'Murder attempt''Murder attempt'
The chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Barry Gilligan, described the attack as "an attempt to murder". No one has claimed responsibility for planting the bomb, but the DUP's William McCrea, who is the MP in the area, said he had no doubt that dissident republicans were behind the attack.
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. The chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Barry Gilligan, described the bombing as "an attempt to murder".
He added that those who carried it out "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.
South Antrim SDLP Assembly Member Thomas Burns said the scene of the attack was not far from Massereene Barracks, were two soldiers were shot dead by the Real IRA last March.
"At the time of last year's attacks all the people of the north made their views absolutely clear," he said.
"Across all parties and shades of opinion, they condemned them utterly and called on the armed dissident groups to stop their murderous activities. We want no more murders, no more shootings, no more bombs."
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.