Londonderry bomb: PSNI say two arrests have been made

2019-01-20 18:23:00

Police in Londonderry have arrested two men in their 20s in connection with a bomb in the city on Saturday. They said the attack may have been carried out by dissident republican group the New IRA. A pizza delivery van was hijacked by two armed men in Derry at about 18:00 GMT. The bomb, which went off at 20:09 GMT, was described as a "crude device". The PSNI said the attack outside the courthouse was "unbelievably reckless". The police have released CCTV footage of the moment the bomb exploded. Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said the van, with the bomb inside, was left outside the courthouse on Bishop Street at 19:23 GMT. Three minutes later, a warning was called into the Samaritans in the West Midlands. It was passed to West Midlands police, who contacted the Police Service of Northern Ireland. AFP.