A car bomb detonated outside Dunmurry police station in Antrim on Saturday night, 25 April 2026, as officers evacuated nearby residents. The Police Service of Northern Ireland treats the incident as attempted murder.

A delivery driver had his vehicle hijacked at gunpoint in Twinbrook, west Belfast, shortly after 22:50 BST. Assailants placed a gas cylinder device in the boot and ordered him to drive to the station. He alerted police upon arrival, prompting activation of the station's attack alarm.

Officers evacuated homes close to the station, including families with two young babies. The device exploded while residents were being moved to safety, engulfing the vehicle in flames and scattering debris. No one was injured.

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher called the perpetrators mindless individuals who risked lives in a residential area. He stated an attack on police constitutes an attack on everyone and appealed for information to prevent further harm.

Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton described the police response as courageous and noted the lack of injuries as miraculous. The Terrorism Investigation Unit leads the probe.

First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly, and Policing Board chair Brendan Mullan joined Boutcher at a Stormont press conference to condemn the attack. O'Neill said those responsible endangered lives and showed disregard for the community. Little Pengelly called it a cowardly act. Mullan praised officers who ran past the device to evacuate homes.

Boutcher indicated PSNI believes dissident republicans, possibly the New IRA, carried out the bombing. The incident follows a similar attempted attack at Lurgan police station last month.