Ulster Unionist Party Leader comments on Dunmurry Incident.

Jon Burrows MLA said:

“Last night’s car explosion in Dunmurry was another display of cowardly criminality, almost certainly committed by dissident republicans. It should be utterly condemned by everyone.

“Whilst these terrorists have been heavily degraded by effective law enforcement, they retain some capacity and still harbour the intent to maim, murder and destroy.

“The PSNI are often the target of these dissident groups but these groups don’t care who else gets hurt or traumatised.

“They are desperate, depraved and morally bankrupt gangsters seeking to drag Northern Ireland back to darker days. They will fail, just as their predecessors did.

“My thoughts are with everyone affected by last night’s car explosion those evacuated from their homes, the victim of the car hijacking, victims of terrorism in the past who will be traumatised by these scenes, and the brave PSNI officers and staff, and their families, who live under the threat of dissident republicans every day.

“I wish the PSNI every success in bringing those responsible to justice and in dismantling the remaining dissident republican gangs.

“Terrorism is wrong. It was always wrong. It will always be wrong.”