Arlene Foster has sent a message to the people of Northern Ireland this weekend after it was warned that dissidents may attempt to launch attacks on officers in Londonderry.
The warning comes just days before US President Joe Biden is set to visit Belfast.
The former first minister of Northern Ireland and GB News presenter, Arlene Foster, reflected on the attacks, saying: “I think the vast majority of people in Northern Ireland enjoy what we have now. They of course want to see stability and sustainability moving forward, but they have completely rejected terrorism for political ends.
“They see that there's a better way and it's through political dialogue and discussion and that's why this threat is very stark to a lot of us that live in Northern Ireland.
“It's police officers and their families that are being targeted and therefore I send them, as I think many, many people do in Northern Ireland, my deepest support over the Easter period when they will go out on duty to serve all of the community in Northern Ireland and stand between us and terrorism.”
She continued: “They [the police] want people to be alert as well to this sort of behaviour that's going on. And I think the hope is that if they put all of this information out there that it may make the terrorists think twice because the police are ready and they are alert to the threat that is there.
“But it is a very worrying time for families of police officers and police officers themselves and as I say, I'm sure many people will want to send their support them.”
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