The PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit and local officers searched properties in west Belfast and seized two vehicles and electronic devices as part of the inquiry into the April car-bomb attack at Dunmurry police station. A man charged last month faces attempted murder in connection with the explosion, which involved a hijacked delivery vehicle fitted with a gas-cylinder device and detonated in a residential area. Several residents, including two infants, were evacuated to safety and enquiries are ongoing.
PSNI Seizes Vehicles and Electronic Devices in Dunmurry Car-Bomb Inquiry
Detectives probing the car-bomb attack outside Dunmurry police station have conducted searches in west Belfast and seized two vehicles and a number of electronic devices, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said.
On Tuesday, the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit, assisted by local policing and operational support teams, carried out the searches as part of an ongoing inquiry. A man appeared in court last month charged with attempted murder in connection with the April explosion.
Shortly after 22:50 BST on Saturday 25 April, a delivery driver was forced from his vehicle in the Twinbrook area of west Belfast. The hijacked car had been fitted with a gas-cylinder device and was driven to Dunmurry police station on the city's outskirts before it detonated in a built-up residential neighbourhood.
Officers evacuated nearby residents to safety when the device exploded, including two babies. The attack occurred close to family homes where many children were asleep.
"Two vehicles and a number of items, including electronic devices, were seized," a PSNI spokesperson said. "Enquiries are ongoing."
The incident came just weeks after a similar attack at Lurgan police station. Investigators said searches and forensic examinations will continue as they seek to establish the full circumstances surrounding the attack.
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