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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 in the explosion which happened on the Milltown Road in Randalstown at 0630 GMT. | The man, who is a Catholic, was seriously injured in the explosion which happened on the Milltown Road in Randalstown at 0630 GMT. |
| It is believed the officer had driven about a mile from his home when the bomb went off. | It is believed the officer had driven about a mile from his home when the bomb went off. |
| Army technical officers are now at the scene of the ongoing security alert. | Army technical officers are now at the scene of the ongoing security alert. |
| 'Murder attempt' | 'Murder attempt' |
| 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. | 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. |
| The chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Barry Gilligan, said the bombing was "an attempt to murder". | |
| He added that those who carried it out "cannot be allowed to succeed in bringing any further terror" to the community. | |
| Northern Ireland Security Minister Paul Goggins described it as a "vile attack" which would "sicken people". | |
| He said the work the PSNI was doing to make towns and cities safer was "in stark contrast to those who tried to murder this officer". | He said the work the PSNI was doing to make towns and cities safer was "in stark contrast to those who tried to murder this officer". |
| SDLP Policing Spokesperson Alex Attwood expressed his "sincere sympathy to the injured young officer" and said that no ground must be conceded to dissidents. | |
| The Alliance leader, David Ford, said he was "appalled at this murderous attack" and added that the bombers were "seeking to drag us backwards into the dark days of the Troubles". | |
| 'Sick acts' | |
| Sinn Fein's Mitchel McLaughlin, who is an Assembly Member for South Antrim, said groups who carried such attacks were "acting contrary to the wishes of the Irish people who want to see the continued development of a peaceful and democratic political process". | |
| Ulster Unionist South Antrim MLA Danny Kinahan said that while those who carried out the bombing were "intent on undermining the stability of Northern Ireland", the community would reject the "sick acts and beliefs" of terrorists. | |
| 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. |