La polizia ha detto che l’ordigno al centro dell’allarme sicurezza era “in grado di uccidere qualcuno” e i responsabili sono “i repubblicani”.
Il Soprintendente Gordon McCalmont ha detto che “era posizionata fuori dall’abitazione di un collega”, secondo alcune fonti era piazzata sotto ad una vettura, “e la polizia ritiene sia stata messa dai gruppi repubblicani”.
Quella di Ardanlee, nella zona di Culmore a Derry, è “un luogo in cui abitano molte famiglie” e secondo l’ufficiale è pura fortuna che “nessuno sia rimasta ucciso”.
“L’ordigno è esploso mentre gli artificieri dell’esercito stavano lavorando per disinnescarla”.
McCalmont ha detto che “non si conosce il tipo di ordigno” ma era sicuramente “più intricato e complesso di una pipe bomb“.
Racconta l’ufficiale della PSNI che l’agente della polizia preso di mira è stato “confortato dai colleghi” e non ha spiegato se ci fossero bambini all’interno della sua abitazione.
C’erano comunque “molti bambini nella zona”.
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Police say Ardanlee device was ‘viable and intended to kill’ and believe ‘dissident republicans’ are responsible
Police have said that the security alert at Ardanlee in Derry was a ‘viable device intended to kill’ and believe ‘dissident republicans’ are responsible.
Superintendent Gordon McCalmont said it was ‘placed outside the home of his colleague and that police believe it was put there by dissident republicans’.
He said it ‘was a family area’ and it was lucky they were not giving a press conference to say ‘someone had been killed’.
“The device exploded while army bomb technical officers were dealing with it.”
He said it was ‘not known what exact type of device it was’ but that ‘it was more than a pipe bomb’.
Superintended McCallmont said the officer targeted was being ‘comforted by his colleagues’ and would not say if there were children living at the home. He did say ‘there were many children in the area’.