THREE PSNI OFFICERS WERE ATTACKED with an explosive device late last night in west Belfast.
The bomb was thrown at the officers as they investigated a robbery at a bookmakers on the Shaw Road, the BBC reports.
Two of the men have been released from hospital, but the third is understood to be undergoing surgery today for serious arm injuries.
PSNI Chief Superintendent Alan Todd told the BBC that a young man on a bicycle rode past the men and threw the device at them. He said the device exploded on the pavement, narrowly missing members of the public:
What is clear is the people responsible have complete disregard for the community in that area. We are very lucky in the circumstances.
The Belfast Telegraph writes that early reports suggest the device was a coffee-jar bomb. One witness suggested to the paper that the officers may have been lured to the location specifically to be attacked.
The PSNI is appealing to anyone with any information regarding the bomb attack or the robbery to contact them.
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