declan harvey, bbc news. our correspondent declan harvey joins us now from belfast.ey have released a bit more detail recently about the series of events and how it played out. they say that it around five to eight in the evening, officers on patrol in that area had spotted a suspicious pickle. they were in the process of having a look at it, when about five minutes later, an official warning came into the police service. a massive evacuation got under way. 100 people were evacuated from a nearby hotel. 150 people were asked to leave a nearby masonic... and a large group of children from a church group had to bereaved, as well. at around ten past eight, the device exploded. —— had to be removed, as well. the vehicle was hijacked from a delivery company is short distance away a few moments before it was left outside the courthouse in derry. a little bit more detail about what happened last night, they have called it a very reckless attack, and in that pa rt very reckless attack, and in that part of derry city this morning, which is near the city centre, they are sayin

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declan harvey reports.patrolling in city centre last night had spotted the suspicious vehicle before a warning was received via the samaritans helpline. police were in the process of evacuating nearby buildings, including a hotel, when the device exploded minutes later. a large church youth group were also being moved to safety at the time. local residents said their windows shook with the force of the blast, others were shocked to be so close to such danger. we are all in shock, and shock. very shocked. i thought this was all a thing of the past, but you know, don't really know what to think and be honest. it‘s understood that vehicle was a pizza delivery van that had been hijacked a short time earlier, it was left next to the cities courthouse. in a place where politics can be so divisive, today, political leaders stayed united. there is no justification whatsoever, nothing to be achieved whatsoever from an action such as this. bara coles saying upset and anxiety to the people of... the democratic unionis

declan harvey reports from belfast. the charred remains of a vehicle, smouldering.aid their windows shook when the device exploded just after 8:00 in the evening. despite its city centre location, no—one was injured, although a busy hotel just metres from the blast was evacuated. a large cordon was put in place as police sniffer dogs combed the area checking other vehicles for a risk of a secondary device. scenes like this are an unwelcome reminder of derry‘s troubled past and already, business groups have expressed their frustration at the fresh damage done to the city's reputation. no—one has claimed responsibility for this bomb yet, but it has prompted a chorus of condemnation from politicians all sides. the democratic unionist party's arlene foster described it as a pointless act of terror which must be condemned in the strongest terms. the sinn fein mp elisha mccallion said the local community is shocked and, in particular, the many elderly residents who live in the area. she added that derry is a forward—moving city and no—one wants this type of incident. the

declan harvey reports from belfast. local residents said that their windows short shook when the deviceion, no one was injured. a hotel was evacuated. a large gordon was put in place, as police and dogs combed the area is checking for another device. this seems like an unwelcome reminder of derry‘s troubled past, and groups expressed their frustration at the damage done to the city's reputation. no one has pinned responsibility, but it has caused condemnation from politicians on all sides. the dup's arlene foster described it as... the sinn fein mp, alicia mccallion said the incident has shocked the community. she added that derry is a forward moving city and no one wants this type of incident. reaction to from the governments in london and dublin. the british secretary of state for northern ireland, karen bradley, confirmed that she has been briefed on developments, while the irish ‘s foreign minister, simon coveney, has said that he latterly condemned the attack and said that there was no justification for attacks which seemed to —— seek to drag northern ireland back into conflict. tw

declan harvey reports.s patrolling had spotted this vehicle before a warning was received by the samaritans help line. police were in the process of backdating nearby buildings including a hotel when the device exploded. a large church youth group we re exploded. a large church youth group were also moved to safety at the time. local residents said the windows shook with the force of the blast and others were so shocked to be so close. i thought this was all a thing of the past. i don't really know what to think to be honest. it is understood the vehicle was delivered a van and had been hijacked a short time before. it was left next to the city ‘s courthouse. ina left next to the city ‘s courthouse. in a place for politics can be so divisive today political leaders stayed united. there is no justification whatsoever and nothing to be achieved from an action such as this except causing upset and anxiety to the people of derry. the democratic unionist leader called it a pointless act of terror which must be c

declan harvey reports. high winds had been forecast on the mournes today, and they came.l danger. just before midday walkers on wee binnian which overlooks the south heard cries for help. the alarm was raised. one hour later, similar scenes of five miles north on slieve commedagh overlooking newcastle. these photos from the police air support unit have been released. the operation was described as challenging. both men died at the scene. veronica mccann was also on the mournes today. even lower down she said the winds were strong. i had to protect myself against the wind because i can be blown over. it was that sort of a gust and we were not high. i was saying to myself that i am not on the top today. it is an extreme tragedy. local representatives paid tribute including the sinn fein mla conor murphy who said one of the men was from here. he said this is a close—knit community in utter shock. the partial shutdown of the us government over president trump's demands for funding to build a wall along the mexican border has entered its 23rd day. more than 800,000 workers hav

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