Police had previously said the involvement of the New IRA was a “strong line of inquiry”
Dissident republican group the New IRA has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a police vehicle in Strabane, Co Tyrone.
The Irish News said the group had issued a statement saying it had carried out the attack using a recognised codeword. Two officers had been on patrol on Thursday of last week at Mount Carmel Heights when a bomb was detonated at the side of their vehicle.Neither officer was injured in the attack, which caused a major security alert in the area, affecting more than 1,000 residents and leaving some children unable to get to school on Friday.
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