Car bomb blast in Northern Ireland; no injuries reported

AP  |  London 

politicians are condemning a car bombing outside a courthouse in the city of

The device exploded Saturday night as police, who had received a warning, were evacuating the area. There are no reports of

The of posted a photograph of a vehicle in flames and urged the public to stay away.

More than 3,700 people died during decades of violence before Northern Ireland's 1998 peace accord. Most militants have renounced violence, but some dissidents carry out occasional bombings and shootings.

Uncertainty about the future of the Irish border after Brexit is adding to tensions. John Boyle, who is of the city also known as Derry, said violence "is the past and it has to stay in the past.

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First Published: Sun, January 20 2019. 15:35 IST