Four suspected pipe bombs found at cemetery following republican Easter event

A senior police officer said the discovery was a ‘sinister and worrying’ development.

An Army Technical Officer returns to his vehicle at Derry City Cemetery during a security operation (Liam McBurney/PA) (PA Wire)

Police have recovered four suspected pipe bombs from a cemetery in Londonderry where a republican commemoration was staged on Easter Monday.

A senior PSNI officer has described the discovery as a “sinister and worrying development”.

Officers carrying out the security operation on Tuesday were attacked with petrol bombs, stones and bottles.