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Delivery Driver Hijacked to Transport Bomb in Lurgan

3/31/2026

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A delivery driver was hijacked at gunpoint to transport a bomb to Lurgan police station in Northern Ireland, March 31, 2026.
Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson described the incident as a "horrific and terrible ordeal."
First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart condemned the attack, linked it to dissident republicans, and roads reopened after a controlled explosion.

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A delivery driver was hijacked at gunpoint to transport a bomb to Lurgan police station in Northern Ireland, March 31, 2026.
Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson described the incident as a "horrific and terrible ordeal."
First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart condemned the attack, linked it to dissident republicans, and roads reopened after a controlled explosion.