Northern Ireland Police Vehicle Hit in Suspected Bomb Attack

Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) stand guard at the scene, following the attempted murder of two officers in Strabane, Northern Ireland, on Nov. 18, 2022. David Young/PA via AP

LONDON—Police in Northern Ireland said Friday that two officers escaped injury when their vehicle was damaged by a homemade bomb. The force said it was treating the attack as attempted murder.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the blast in Strabane on Thursday night “appears to have been a targeted attack on police.”