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Young, D. (2026, October 28). Viable device in package delivered to Londonderry hotel, police say. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/londonderry-northern-ireland-waterside-army-dup-b1302587.html
Young, David. “Viable device in package delivered to Londonderry hotel, police say.” Evening Standard, 28 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/londonderry-northern-ireland-waterside-army-dup-b1302587.html.
Young, David. “Viable device in package delivered to Londonderry hotel, police say.” Evening Standard, October 28, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/londonderry-northern-ireland-waterside-army-dup-b1302587.html.
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On October 27, 2026, at around 3:20 PM, a viable explosive device was discovered in a package delivered to The Ebrington hotel in Londonderry. The incident occurred near where a Halloween fun fair was taking place and led to significant disruption and distress among the local community. Army bomb experts were called to the scene to safely detonate the device before it was taken away for forensic examination.
Police Service of Northern Ireland's Det Supt Gillian Kearney condemned the act as "reckless and targeted," emphasizing that such actions show no regard for public safety. The chair of a local policing watchdog suggested there might be a link between this incident and a Ministry of Defence (MoD) careers fair held at the same hotel earlier in October.
Stormont’s Justice Minister Naomi Long strongly condemned the attack, calling it "shameful" and expressing concern over its impact on families and young people celebrating Halloween. The investigation is ongoing, with police considering dissident republicans as potential suspects among several other lines of inquiry.
