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WATCH: Controlled explosion takes place seconds after woman walks past bomb disposal robot in Derry
Published 14:25 3 Jul 2017 BST
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The woman was said to be shaken but uninjured after the controlled explosion took place.
A controlled explosion was carried out by a bomb disposal robot in Derry just seconds after a woman walked past in Glengalliagh Park on Sunday. Footage recorded by a witness showed a woman walking past the robot seconds before the controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicious package during a security response to what police said turned out to be “an elaborate hoax”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WUORAK5prY Video via Sean Haslett via Storyful According to the Derry Journal, police said that they “spoke to the resident immediately after and, although she was shaken, she was uninjured”. Police were also advising people to respect security cordons in the wake of the incident, having advised residents to leave their homes while they carried out the security operation on Sunday.Most Viewed in news
