A 21-year-old man has been arrested over the alleged attempted murder of a police officer in Derry.
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, assisted by District colleagues, arrested the man in Derry last night, in connection with the activities of the new IRA, a PSNI statement confirmed.
At the time, detectives said the device "had explosives attached to a container with flammable liquid, was designed to cause a fireball which would have engulfed the victim’s car and anyone in it or anyone close by, or those calling to the house."
Speaking today, Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Hamlin: “The man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act in connection with the attempted murder of a female member of police staff, who is also a part time police officer, following the discovery of a viable explosive device beside the young mother’s car on the Ballyquin Road, Dungiven on Monday 19 April.”
The man was taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station for questioning.
This is the third arrest in the investigation, after two men were arrested by PSNI officers back in April in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
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