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Man, 66, charged after car bomb attack outside police station in Northern Ireland
Police said the 66-year-old faces attempted murder and explosives charges after a hijacked delivery car was used in the attack.
- A 66-year-old man faces charges including attempted murder and hijacking following a car bomb attack outside Dunmurry Police Station in Belfast last Saturday.
- On Saturday, a delivery driver was hijacked in the Twinbrook area of west Belfast and forced to drive a vehicle containing a gas cylinder to the police station.
- The PSNI described the attack as "reckless," while investigators attributed the incident to the dissident republican group known as the New IRA.
- Arrested on Tuesday under the Terrorism Act, the suspect is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court on Saturday, with all charges subject to Public Prosecution Service review.
- Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton reported no injuries occurred during the blast, which follows a similar incident at the Lurgan police station.
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Man charged over car bomb attack outside Dunmurry police station
A 66-year-old man has been charged with several offences including attempted murder following an attack on Dunmurry police station.
·County Durham, United Kingdom
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