Foyle Ulster Unionist Candidate, Julia Kee, has condemned the planting of a device under a car belonging to a police officer in the Culmore area of Londonderry.
Julia Kee said:
“Once again we have been reminded that the threat posed by criminal and terrorist elements in Londonderry is very real.
“Whoever planted the device under a car outside the home of a police officer in Ardanlee, Culmore, was not only trying to kill that officer, they were also sending a message to the wider community in a bid to create a climate of fear.
“The people of Londonderry are no different to anyone else in Northern Ireland. They want to live and bring up their families in peace. They are concerned about jobs, family finances, education for their children and their health service.
“They also want to be policed by the PSNI and not be intimidated or threatened by self-appointed gangs of armed thugs. Northern Ireland has moved on and the days of physical force republicanism must also be consigned to the past.
“I appeal to the entire community to give unequivocal support to the Police and to give them every assistance in tackling the armed groups that are trying to hold this city back. We all deserve better.”