Incident follows reports of attempted hijacking of car by three men believed to be armed with knives and firearm
The incident on the Corrody Road follows a report of an attempted hijacking in the Hollymount Park region at about 9.35pm on Friday evening. Photograph: Paul McerlanePolice are at the scene of a security alert in Derry, Northern Ireland, following the discovery of a suspicious device this morning.
The incident on the Corrody Road follows a report of an attempted hijacking in the Hollymount Park region at about 9.35pm on Friday evening. The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Detective Chief Inspector Logue said: “Police received a report that a delivery driver had been approached by three masked men who tried to hijack his car.
“The masked men were armed with what is believed to be knives and a firearm. The suspects ran off in the direction of Corrody Road where the suspect device was located close to a sportsground.
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