Communities across Northern Ireland will see an increase in policing activity as a high visibility policing operation gets underway to counter the ongoing dissident threat.
Assistant Chief Constable for Crime Department Davy Beck (pictured) said: “We have concerns about threats across Northern Ireland from dissident groups, particularly in the wake of the recent attack on Dunmurry Police Station which demonstrated a clear intent to damage and disrupt communities and potentially injure and kill police officers and staff."
“Our job is to keep communities safe and also our officers who bravely serve to protect these communities. We are taking every reasonable step to do so. However, we need the active support of our communities to do this.
"This operation will involve more vehicle checkpoints and patrolling officers. This may cause some inconvenience to the general public, however, we are asking for patience and the support of communities as we work hard to keep us all safe."