Ulster Unionist Policing Board spokesperson Ross Hussey MLA has condemned those behind the explosive device which was found in the Ballygomartin Road area of North-West Belfast last night.
Mr Hussey said:
“I am extremely concerned at the discovery of an explosive device at Ballymagarry Lane off Ballygomartin Road yesterday.
If reports are correct and this is found to be an under-car booby-trap bomb which has fallen off a vehicle, then it is a chilling reminder of the tactic used by republicans to murder Constable Ronan Kerr and injure Constable Paedar Heffron.
Regardless of what type of device it is the fact remains that someone could easily have been killed or injured because it was found on a lane close to homes and no fewer than four primary schools.
As the recent murder of Prison Officer David Black demonstrated, this society is still cursed by the presence of those who are wedded to violence and the desire to commit murder. I would once again appeal to the entire community to give its wholehearted backing to the Police as they seek to establish who was responsible for this latest incident in Belfast.”