After an Explosion in the centre of the Northern Irish city of Londonderry investigators to Point to a car bomb. The police released on Saturday evening via Twitter a photo from the crime scene in the Bishop Street, see a large fire. They also warned the Public to come on suspicion of a car bomb to get there.
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Suspected Car Bomb pic.twitter.com/S3cFu3zy0i
Subsequent images in the media show a burnt-out car. According to reports, the police had received a telephone warning and just started the area seal off, when it came to the Explosion. The vehicle had just been stolen in Londonderry, reported BBC citing local politicians. The police themselves said in their Twitter Account of an "incident". Reports on casualties were up Sunday morning.
In the street of the 85 000 inhabitants of the city, in which the Explosion took place, is a court building. After the incident, the police began the evacuation of surrounding buildings, because the officials a second car seemed suspicious. If the incident has political background, remained unclear.
A local resident told the BBC the Explosion was "very loud". "I knew immediately that this is a bomb." He had heard a blast in Derry in a long time.
20 years after the good Friday agreement that ended the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland, it always comes back to conflicts between Catholics and Protestants, as well as security forces. While Catholic nationalists seeking Union with Ireland, and Protestant unionists, who want to remain part of the United Kingdom. By Leaving the question of the relationship between Ireland and Northern Ireland is up to date.
Although there was no official information on the backgrounds, was criticised for the incident immediately by politicians sharp. Arlene Foster, Chairman of the unionist party, DUP, condemned according to the Agency PA this "senseless act of terror". Also, Elisha McCallion, members of Parliament Fine in the sense that said, Londonderry is a city on the rise, "and nobody wants such an incident".