Dissident republicans have planted bombs under the cars of members of the security forces for many years.
In February 2017, the 'IRA' put a bomb under the car of a PSNI officer in the Culmore area of Derry.
In June 2019, the dissident republican group placed a device under a PSNI officer’s car in east Belfast. The senior officer escaped with his life after the bomb was spotted under his vehicle at Shandon Park Golf Club.
Under-car devices have killed and injured several people.
In 2008 a Catholic officer was injured when a bomb exploded under his car as he drove to work near Castlederg, Co Tyrone.
In January 2010, PSNI officer Peadar Heffron was seriously injured when a bomb exploded under his car near Randalstown, Co Antrim.
More than a year later in April 2011 another Catholic officer, Ronan Kerr, died when a similar bomb exploded under his car in Omagh.
In June 2015 a device was found under a car outside the home of a couple, both PSNI officers, at Eglinton near Derry.
In October that year, a device was also placed under a VW Transporter used by a British soldier in north Belfast. The device fell off.
In March 2016, prison officer Adrian Ismay died 11 days after a bomb exploded under his van as he drove through east Belfast.