Dissident republicans still pose a severe threat
With more attacks planned, PSNI needs support from republican community
PSNI forensic officers inspect the damaged van following a suspected car bomb attack on a prison officer in Belfast. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
There are thin lines between life and death. Last week, a 52-year-old prison officer, a married father of three, was badly injured after a car bomb exploded under his van shortly after he left his home to drive to work.
He survived because the bomb had fallen off moments before as he had driven over a speed bump.