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Catholic N. Ireland cop dies in car bomb

Politicians from across the political divide have condemned the attack

Channel 4

OMAGH, CO TYRONE, N. Ireland — A young police officer has been killed by a booby trap car bomb in Northern Ireland.

The device exploded under the vehicle outside his home in Highfield Close, off the Gortin Road, in Omagh, Co Tyrone, just before 4pm.

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams TD has condemned those responsible for the attack in Omagh.

Speaking this afternoon, Mr Adams said: “Firstly I want to condemn what happened in Omagh this afternoon.

Read more on Channel 4 and hear his mother speak in the video below.