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New IRA Linked to Dunmurry Police Station Bomb Attempt

4/27/2026

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A gas-cylinder bomb detonated outside Dunmurry police station in south Belfast on 26 April 2026, causing no injuries.
Police released body-worn footage showing the hijacked delivery van explode after being forced toward the station.
Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said officers evacuated nearby homes, protecting families that included two infants.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) opened an attempted-murder probe, suspecting the dissident New IRA, which claimed a foiled Lurgan bombing.

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A gas-cylinder bomb detonated outside Dunmurry police station in south Belfast on 26 April 2026, causing no injuries.
Police released body-worn footage showing the hijacked delivery van explode after being forced toward the station.
Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said officers evacuated nearby homes, protecting families that included two infants.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) opened an attempted-murder probe, suspecting the dissident New IRA, which claimed a foiled Lurgan bombing.