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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 and some roads were closed. | |
Full access to the Currynierin estate has since been restored. | |
Residents of Conway Park have been allowed to return to their homes, but the Ardmore Road entrance to the estate remains closed. | |
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". |