Delivery driver forced at gunpoint to bring explosive device to police station

A delivery driver in Northern Ireland was forced at gunpoint to drive his vehicle to a police station with a viable explosive device planted inside, sparking a major security alert.

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said the force’s specialist terrorism unit was leading the investigation into the incident in Lurgan, Co Armagh.

He said that at about 10.30pm on Monday the driver was making a delivery in the Kilwilkie area when he was hijacked by two masked men, one of whom was armed with a pistol. They placed an unspecified object in the boot of the white Audi A4 car and the driver was told to drive it to Lurgan police station or he would be killed.

“The car was driven to the station where the driver escaped and ran to security staff, telling them that there was a bomb in the car,” Henderson said.

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