Officer car bomb scene revisited

The officer sustained serious leg injuries in the explosion

Police have revisited the scene of a booby-trap car explosion in which an off-duty police officer was injured in County Tyrone last Monday.

Dissident republicans have been blamed for the attack at Drumnaby Road in Spamount village, outside Castlederg.

The officer sustained serious leg injuries as he was driving to work at Enniskillen police station.

Detective Inspector Ian Magee said he hoped the exercise might help jog the memories of people in the area.

"Fortunately, the injured officer is making a good recovery. He has undergone operations, including skin grafts, and is in good spirits," he continued.

"The officer's car was not used between 6pm on Saturday May 10 and 9pm on Monday May 12.

"We believe that the device was placed under it sometime in this period and I am asking, did anyone see strangers, strange cars or suspicious activity in the area in this period?"

In November, the Real IRA shot two officers in Londonderry and Dungannon, and in February police mounted a huge security operation across Northern Ireland because of fears that dissidents were planning another shooting or bombing.