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Van driver told to take package to Strand Road police station | Van driver told to take package to Strand Road police station |
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A van driver has been threatened by two masked men and told to deliver a package to a police station in Londonderry. | A van driver has been threatened by two masked men and told to deliver a package to a police station in Londonderry. |
He was delivering food to a house at High Park in Creggan at about 20:00 GMT on Saturday when they approached him. | He was delivering food to a house at High Park in Creggan at about 20:00 GMT on Saturday when they approached him. |
They had covered their faces with scarves and told him to deliver the package to Strand Road police station. | They had covered their faces with scarves and told him to deliver the package to Strand Road police station. |
The driver ran away, leaving his van at the scene. It was taken away by police for forensic examination. | The driver ran away, leaving his van at the scene. It was taken away by police for forensic examination. |
Police have appealed for information. | Police have appealed for information. |
Last week, a bus driver was ordered to drive to the same police station with a bomb on board. It was made safe by an Army bomb team. | Last week, a bus driver was ordered to drive to the same police station with a bomb on board. It was made safe by an Army bomb team. |
Dissident republicans were blamed. | Dissident republicans were blamed. |
SDLP MLA Pat Ramsey said it was "a most unsavoury incident". | |
"It's tough enough having employment without having to be abused and having your human rights violated in such a way," he said. | |
"These things have to stop." |
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