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Northern Ireland police investigate car explosion as attempted murder

By Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2026 | 6:26 AM

BELFAST, April 26 (Reuters) – An attempted ​murder investigation ‌has begun after a car explosion ‌on ​Saturday ⁠night outside ⁠a police station south of Belfast, ​Northern Ireland’s police ⁠service ⁠said on ​Sunday.

“We have ​commenced an attempted ‌murder investigation which will be ⁠led by our Terrorism Investigation ⁠Unit,” ‌the force ⁠said ​in ‌a statement.

(Reporting ​by Amanda ⁠Ferguson, writing by Sam Tabahriti;Editing by Elaine ​Hardcastle)