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The Police Service of Northern Ireland said on April 6 that a massive policing operation is in place ahead of the Easter Weekend amid "strong" intelligence regarding an attempt to launch terrorist attacks on police in Derry on Easter Monday, April 10.

The threat from dissidents prompted U.K. authorities last month to raise Northern Ireland's terrorism threat level to "severe,'' meaning an attack is considered highly likely.

The threat from dissidents prompted U.K. authorities last month to raise Northern Ireland’s terrorism threat level to “severe,” meaning an attack is considered highly likely.

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The US-brokered deal got Irish republican and British loyalist paramilitary groups to lay down their arms and set up a power-sharing government for Northern Ireland.

Easter Monday is the day dissident republicans traditionally mark the anniversary of the Easter Rising rebellion against British rule in 1916, with a parade set to take place in Derry

The PSNI has serious concerns that public disorder is planned for Londonderry on Easter Monday aimed at trapping police officers.

PSNI chiefs are concerned that there will be attempts to draw officers into public disorder, in order to launch attacks.

PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Bobby Singleton has said police have received strong community intelligence that dissident republicans are planning to launch terror attacks against officers on Easter Monday.

Senior PSNI officers warned that the force had received ‘strong’ intelligence that an attack was possible in Londonderry on the bank holiday.