A delivery driver was forced at gunpoint to transport the device to Lurgan police station late on Monday in a likely dissident republican attack. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson described a “horrific and terrible ordeal” for the “terrified” delivery driver. Those responsible for the hijacking of a delivery driver and the attack on the PSNI station in Lurgan have nothing to offer our communities but harm, fear, and disruption. Mr Henderson described a “significant policing operation” overnight, with around 100 homes evacuated, while a controlled explosion was carried out. “Ammunition technical officers carried out a controlled explosion to make the vehicle safe and we now know that this was a crude but viable improvised explosive device,” he said.

Source: The Herald March 31, 2026 13:56 UTC