Woman released over dissident republican device found in Derry

A 39 year old woman arrested by detectives investigating a report of an attempted hijacking in the Hollymount Park area of Derry on Friday, February 17, and the subsequent discovery of a suspicious device in the Corrody Road area on Saturday, February 18, has been released following questioning.

The investigation remains ongoing.

The woman was arrested under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act and taken to the serious crime suite at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast for questioning.

Dissident republican splinter group Arm na Poblachta later claimed it left the device near playing fields.

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