The device was left metres away from houses and a sports pitch where children were playing football
The explosive device - a silver-coloured object pictured on the ground - was found close to a sports pitchThe alert began after a gang of masked men armed with weapons tried to take a delivery driver's car at Hollymount Park in the city on Friday night.
"[It was] just metres away from houses and a sports area where a number of children were playing football," said the police commander for Derry City and Strabane.Police have searched houses in the area and several items have been seized.Ch Supt Goddard said the focus "remains firmly on keeping people safe against the threat posed by violent groups".
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