Attack on Strand Road PSNI
29 May 2010
Police in Derry are appealing for information following an attack on Strand Road police station in the early hours of Saturday morning. It is understood that a Vauxhall Cavalier car was parked in Queen Street and that a mortar type device was fired from the rear of the car towards the police station. The device struck the perimeter wall of the station and fell to the ground. It did not explode.
A Fold for the elderly and a number of other houses were evacuated during the follow-up operation. No one was injured and no damage caused during the incident.
Detectives are appealing for anyone who was in the Queen Street or Asylum Road areas at the time or anyone with information on the movements of the red coloured Vauxhall Cavalier car in the area to contact them on 0845 600 8000. Alternatively, information about crime can be passed anonymously to the Crimestoppers charity by calling 0800 555 111.
Chief Superintendent Stephen Martin, District Commander, has condemned those who were behind the attack.
He said, "Attacks such as this are an attack on the local community and the good people of Derry. This incident resulted in local people, including the elderly residents of a nearby Fold, being evacuated for a considerable time. Had this device exploded when it struck the station wall, or veered off course, innocent people in the immediate area could have been killed or seriously injured. Thankfully that is not the case.”
He added, "The criminal actions of this small minority offer nothing to society. These attacks are an inconvenience on a local community which does not want a return to the violent past and should be condemned by every right thinking person.
The PSNI will continue to deliver an impartial and professional police service to the people of this city and will not be deflected by these misguided individuals."
