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Derry estate alert: Bomb was 'designed to kill' say police | Derry estate alert: Bomb was 'designed to kill' say police |
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A bomb found during a security alert in Londonderry was "designed to kill", police have said. | A bomb found during a security alert in Londonderry was "designed to kill", police have said. |
Officers began searching the Currynierin estate on Monday, after they received phone calls claiming an explosive device had been left in a laneway. | Officers began searching the Currynierin estate on Monday, after they received phone calls claiming an explosive device had been left in a laneway. |
Some residents had to be moved out of their homes overnight to the YMCA in Drumahoe. | Some residents had to be moved out of their homes overnight to the YMCA in Drumahoe. |
Several homes remain evacuated and some roads remain closed. | Several homes remain evacuated and some roads remain closed. |
A panel in the security fence between Ardmore Road and Currynierin was removed on Tuesday afternoon to allow pedestrian movement to and from the estate. | A panel in the security fence between Ardmore Road and Currynierin was removed on Tuesday afternoon to allow pedestrian movement to and from the estate. |
However, the alert is still ongoing. | However, the alert is still ongoing. |
Supt McEwan said that those who left the bomb had showed a "callous disregard for the safety of the community and police officers". | |