A bomb, considered to be "viable device", was found on Sunday in East Belfast, under the car of a police officer, after being discovered by an off-duty officer.
Blaming dissident republicans, the Northern Ireland Police Federation said,
“The device was underneath the passenger’s side of the vehicle which shows they were not worried if it killed the officer’s family. It is a really callous approach by the dissidents.”
Politicians from all sides have condemned the act, with Conall McDevitt of the nationalist SDLP describing it as "cynical and deplorable."
The incident is the latest in increasing violence targeted towards police officers, and comes following recent Loyalist riots over the removal of the Union flag from outside Belfast City Hall.
