Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
New IRA say they carried out attack
DISSIDENT republican group the New IRA has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a police vehicle.
The Irish News said the group issued a statement saying it had carried out the Strabane attack using a recognised codeword.
Two officers were on patrol on Thursday of last week at Mount Carmel Heights when a bomb was detonated at the side of their vehicle.
Neither officer was injured in the attack, which caused a major security alert in the area, affecting more than 1,000 residents and leaving some children unable to get to school.
Political leaders north and south of the border condemned the attack.