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According to a statement from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) a "suspicious incident" at the Brownlow Police Station in Craigavon, near the border with the Republic, is being probed although no further details have yet been released.
The news was announced after it was confirmed that police officers are still at the scene of a car bomb strike at the Stand Road Police Station, Londonderry, which happened in the early hours of this morning. The blast caused extensive damage to the surrounding area although nobody was injured.
There have been no reports of any injuries in either attack, although there are clear concerns at the apparent growing confidence of dissident Republicans.
The PSNI has confirmed there had been a telephone warning of a device being planted before the explosion in Londonderry at 03:30 hours this morning.
It is believed that a taxi driver was hijacked at gunpoint shortly before the blast. A package was placed in his vehicle and he was ordered to drive to the station.
An area from Laurencehill to Assulym Road, and between Lower Strand Road to Harbour Square, is cordoned off and restrictions are expected to last for the rest of the day.
Specialist Ammunition Technical Officers from the British Army have also been called in to assist the PSNI in their examination of the crime scene.
The bombing, which comes two weeks after Londonderry was named as the UK’s inaugural City of Culture, has been condemned by Mayor Colum Eastwood, who said the attack was “not just against police but the entire community”.
As previously reported senior PSNI officers have claimed that terrorists are “hell bent on killing police” following a spate of bomb attacks this year.
In addition, scores of officers were injured during a number of public order incidents in Nationalist areas of Belfast during the recent Orange Order marching season.
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