A viable explosive device was found beside the officer's car.
Five men have been arrested in Derry in connection with the attempted murder of a female part-time police officer.
A viable explosive device was found beside the young mother’s car in Ballyquin Road, Dungiven last month.
We have arrested five men in Derry/Londonderry. Three of the arrests relate to the attempted murder of a member of police staff in Dungiven. Two of the arrests are in connection with the murder of Constable Michael Ferguson in 1993. See the full statement: https://t.co/cCefoJtvU7
— Police Service NI (@PoliceServiceNI) May 12, 2021
The five men are being held under the Terrorism Act at Musgrave Police Station.
One of the men arrested today - a 52 year old - is also being questioned as part of an operation targeting the New IRA’s bomb making activities.

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