Gunman opens fire on Derry police
A masked gunman fired shots at police in Londonderry overnight.
Officers were responding to reports of rioting at Lecky Road on the Bogside shortly after 0100 BST on Tuesday when the shots were fired.
Petrol bombs were thrown at a police patrol car which was on fire when a gunman appeared from behind a pub and fired five shots at the vehicle from a handgun before disappearing.
No-one was injured and the gunman ran off.
Foyle MP Mark Durkan condemned the violence.
“If people don’t want to listen to politicians like me, listen to the concerns and interest of the people of Derry who don’t want any violence carried out anywhere in their name for any cause,” he said.
Mr Durkan also said the incident showed that police should be worried about being lured into dangerous situations.
“Clearly there was a set piece to this and it underlines the point that police do have to consider whether, responding to an incident, they are being set up for something worse,” he said.
