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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 and some roads were closed.
Several homes remain evacuated and some roads remain closed. Full access to the Currynierin estate has since been restored.
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. Residents of Conway Park have been allowed to return to their homes, but the Ardmore Road entrance to the estate remains closed.
However, the alert is still ongoing.
Supt Mark McEwan said he was "reasonably confident" that residents would be able to return to their homes on Tuesday evening.Supt Mark McEwan said he was "reasonably confident" that residents would be able to return to their homes on Tuesday evening.
He said examinations of the scene were still continuing and that it was "too early to say" what type of bomb officers were dealing with.He said examinations of the scene were still continuing and that it was "too early to say" what type of bomb officers were dealing with.
However, he said police believed the bomb was intended to kill officers and that those who had left it showed a "callous disregard for the safety of the community and police officers".However, he said police believed the bomb was intended to kill officers and that those who had left it showed a "callous disregard for the safety of the community and police officers".
The Police Federation of Northern Ireland (PFNI) have condemned the act as both "reckless and pointless".