Detectives investigating a report of an attempted hijacking in the Hollymount Park area of Derry at around 9.35pm on Friday, February 17, and the subsequent discovery of a suspicious device in the Corrody Road area on Saturday February 18th, have conducted a number of searches of properties in the area.
Three men aged 54, 32 and 29 and have been arrested under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
A number of items have been seized for examination.
They remain in police custody assisting with enquiries.
Detective Chief Inspector Logue said: “Police received a report that a delivery driver had been approached by three masked men who tried to hijack his car.
“The masked men were armed with what is believed to be knives and a firearm.
“The suspects ran off in the direction of Corrody Road where the suspect device was located close to a sportsground.
“The impact to the delivery driver and wider community is plain to see, with a large scale community safety operation and investigation now in place and ongoing.
“Our investigation is underway and we are appealing to anyone who was in the area and who noticed any suspicious activity to contact us on 101 quoting reference number 1988 17/02/23.
“We are also appealing to anyone with dash cam footage which can assist to dial 101 also.”
A report can also be made online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/
You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/
