A delivery driver was threatened with knives and a gun at Hollymount Park.
A security alert has been triggered in Londonderry after a gang of masked men armed with weapons tried to hijack a delivery driver's car.
A suspicious object was found several hours after the incident at Hollymount Park at about 21:30 GMT on Friday.They ran towards Corrody Road where the object was later discovered close to a sports pitch. Police said they have started a "large-scale community safety operation", but that no roads had been closed."We are appealing to anyone who was in the area and who noticed any suspicious activity to contact us on 101.""Thankfully children were not playing in the area at the time, but this is a very, very much used space by the local community," she added.
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