Ulster Unionist Policing Board member Ross Hussey MLA has condemned last night’s incident in north Belfast where Police officers responding to a 999 call were attacked with explosive devices.
Mr Hussey said:
“I am extremely relieved that PSNI officers escaped death or serious injury in last night’s despicable bomb attack in the Ballysillan area of north Belfast.
Once again evil people have sought to target the Police force which is charged with protecting and serving the entire community, and once again a local community has had its daily life disrupted, with people having to leave their homes and seek safety in the early hours of the morning.
I would appeal to anyone who can assist the Police with information to do so immediately. The people of Northern Ireland want nothing to do with the men of violence who still seek to inflict themselves on the wider community. They must be removed from our midst so that we as a society can concentrate on the issues which really matter to our citizens – namely creating jobs, providing quality housing, delivering a first class-health service and building a future for all our people.”