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Man arrested over car bomb attack outside police station in Northern Ireland
A 66-year-old man was arrested under the Terrorism Act as police launched wider searches and stepped up patrols after the attack.
- Police arrested a 66-year-old man under the Terrorism Act following a car bomb attack at the Dunmurry police station in south Belfast, which officers are treating as attempted murder.
- The New IRA claimed responsibility for the attack, which involved hijacking a delivery vehicle in Twinbrook, west Belfast, and forcing the driver to transport a gas cylinder device to the station where it exploded.
- PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton described the incident as a "cowardly attack," noting the device's "reckless unpredictability" posed severe threats to nearby residents and officers despite its lack of sophistication.
- Northern Ireland's political leaders and Chief Constable Jon Boutcher voiced condemnation on Monday, while Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck announced a high-visibility policing operation across the region on Tuesday.
- The operation will increase vehicle checkpoints and patrols, which Beck said may cause "some inconvenience to the general public," though authorities urged communities to provide active support to "keep us all safe.
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New IRA bombing fuels fears of global militant network tied to Iran, Hezbollah
A dangerous dissident republican group, the New IRA, which is allegedly linked to Iran and Hezbollah, claimed responsibility Tuesday for a car bomb outside a Belfast police station before warning of further attacks, according to reports.
·New York, United States
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UPDATE 1-Northern Irish police arrest man over suspected New IRA car bombing
Northern Irish police arrested a man on Tuesday and stepped up patrols after the militant group New IRA claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on a Belfast police station and warned it would target officers at their homes. The New IRA is one of a small number of active militant groups opposed to a 1998 peace deal that largely ended sectarian violence in the region.
·India
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