Terrorist unit conduct searches in Derry/Londonderry

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) conducted two planned searches in Derry/Londonderry yesterday (2 October) in relation to an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity. 

Detective Inspector Walls said the searches are part of an investigation working alongside Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) into "a series of hoax bomb calls which targeted railway stations in England between 20 and 23 April 2024."

He added: "These searches demonstrate our commitment to disrupting the activities of this small group of people who are intent on causing fear in our society.  As always, our priority is to protect communities and keep people safe from harm.

"I want to appeal to anyone who has information which could assist our investigation to contact us on 101 or online at psni.police.uk/report, quoting reference 1587 of 23/04/24."