Police have come under attack for a second night in a row as they undertake a search operation in Derry’s Creggan area.
Officers have been conducting the operation in the Magowan Park area of the city since Sunday, and have come under attack for a second night running, with masonry thrown at vehicles on Monday evening.
Derry Police Commander Supt Willy Calderwood said: “Our crews were attacked in Creggan earlier this evening with masonry thrown at their vehicles when they were in the vicinity of our policing operation in the Magowan Park are.
“We know the community does not want a repeat of the scenes witnessed in the area last night, and we would encourage all those with influence to ensure that does not happen.”
DUP MLA Gary Middleton said those involved in attacking police should ‘grow up’.
“Once again, those involved in attacking the police are not only trying to hurt police officers, they are harming their own community and neighbours,” he tweeted.
“These shameful actions damage community policing and response times to those who require assistance. Grow up.”
“It comes as a major search operation at an abandoned farm site in the Creggan area has continued into a second day.
The PSNI said officers came under attack when bottles and stones were thrown at them in the Magowan Park area of Derry on Sunday as the search operation in the vicinity of Brae Head Road continued.
Damage was caused to police vehicles during the incident, but no officers were injured. Local community representatives helped move young people away from the area.
Bomb disposal officers with search dogs were focusing on a shed during the operation.
The search is as a result of a tip-off to police following an upsurge in activity by the New IRA.
