Bomb Attack on Police Station in Belfast

0:00On April 27th, a bomb went off outside of police station in Dunmery, just outside West Belfast on Saturday night. Police are calling it an attempted murder, with no one hurt but the blast shaking up the whole neighborhood. It sounded like a car smashing into a wall to folks nearby, and their pointing fingers at the new IRA, a dissident Republican group. The attack kicked off when These hijacked a delivery driver's car and nearby Twinbrook right after 10.50 pm. They rigged it with a gas cylinder bomb, made the guy drive it to the station, then ditched out front before bolting. The thing blew up as officers were hustling residents to safety. One dad, home with his two-year-old and four-year-old kids, thought it was just a crash at first echoes of the old troubles days. Neighbors showed him picks of the burning car, so he grabbed the little ones from bed, packed up quick, and headed to family for the night. The cops cleared the street fearing more blasts, and they couldn't go back till Sunday afternoon. His pregnant wife was luckily at her moms, dodging the chaos.

1:02The police federation slammed it as pure madness from desperate folks, saying it achieves nothing but pain for communities and threats to officers. These dissident groups reject the Good Friday agreement piece deal from 1998, splintering off from bigger outfits like the. Provisional IRA. They're small but pack serious firepower, and this hit reminds everyone the piece ain't fully locked down yet. Stay aware out there.