Police said the pipe bombs were discovered in City Cemetery in Creggan following a republican parade on Easter Monday.
On Tuesday, Assistant Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said the discovery of the devices was a"sinister and worrying" development.
"The actions of those responsible are reprehensible and show a complete disregard and utter contempt for the community," he said. "These suspected pipe bombs were left in a cemetery a place where people lay loved ones to rest and visit to pay their respects. That is absolutely shameful."condemned a petrol bomb attack on officers in DerryThe incendiary devices were thrown at an armoured police Land Rover in Creggan while officers attended what they described as an"unnotified" march by dissident republicans.
The vehicle, which was being used in the monitoring of the parade at the time of the Londonderry attack, was withdrawn from the scene and no one was reported injured. The incident was condemned by political leaders in Northern Ireland, including Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill, who described the violent scenes as"deplorable".25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday AgreementIt is also the day dissident republicans traditionally mark the anniversary of the Easter Rising rebellion against British rule in 1916.
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