Dunmurry bomb attack: Man, 66, arrested in anti-terror probe of police station blast
A 66-year-old man has been arrested by anti-terror police probing Saturday’s proxy bomb attack on Dunmurry police station.
The man was arrested in Dunmurry this morning, said a PSNI spokesman, and taken to Musgrave station for questioning under the Terrorism Act
Searches continue in both east Belfast and west Belfast, the spokesman added, and police have reiterated their appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
He stated: “Please be assured that we will continue, tirelessly, with our efforts to bring those responsible to justice and to protect our local communities.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact us on 101, quoting reference 1682 of 25/04/26.
“I’m also keen to stress that the independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted with 100% anonymity.”
Crimestoppers can be reached by phone on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org
This morning, it was reported dissident republicans the New IRA had claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack, which saw a delivery driver hijacked in the heavily nationalist Twinbrook area of Belfast before being forced to take an explosive device to Dunmurry police station on the outskirts of the city.
It’s the second proxy bomb incident from the dissidents in as many months, as in March a similar incident saw a driver hijacked in a republican stronghold in Lurgan and forced to transport a device to a police station in the town.
In the first case, the bomb didn’t go off – but the Dunmurry device detonated, though there were no casualties.
Today a policing body branded the New IRA “fascist thugs and cowards” in the wake of the attack.