Security alert police in Derry hand grenade attack
Police have come under attack while dealing with a security alert in Londonderry.
Several homes had been evacuated and Army explosives experts had been called to the scene to examine a suspicious object in Creggan’s Southway Road area.
A man threw a hand grenade at officers and made off in the direction of Kildrum Gardens. It did not explode.
Police said the grenade was “viable” and it was “sheer good fortune” that no-one was hurt or killed.
The PSNI spokesperson said a number of children were close to officers at the time of the attack.
