Police landrovers Ederowen Park, Gallaigh today where a search was carried out of a house under the Terrorism Act
POLICE have dismissed as bogus reports that British Army soldiers were “back on the streets” of Derry today.
British soldiers who were with PSNI detectives today were explosives experts from the Army Technical team.
Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan said: “Searches carried out in connection with the investigation of serious crime in Derry have concluded.
“There were no arrests; however a number of items were taken away for further examination.
“Due to the suspected presence of munitions or explosives, military specialists were deployed in support of police.
“The role of these military personnel is to search for munitions and explosive devices which, if located, will then be dealt with by the army bomb disposal officer. The military used are specifically trained in this type of high risk search, thus ensuring that such searches are conducted in as safe a manner as possible.”
Local people were angry with dissidents.
“It makes me sick to hear apologists for terror giving off about the Brits being back here,” said one local man in Galliagh this evening who lives close to the search area.
“The only reason they are here is because some people still think killing people is the way to go. It’s not. It’s the so-called dissidents who are to blame for security operations, not the police. It’s a joke, a bad joke.”
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