Officers from the Terrorism Investigation Unit are involved in the operation off the Foyle Road.
Searches taking place in Londonderry are part of an ongoing investigation into New IRA activity, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said.They have cordoned off a large area in Coshowen, off the Foyle Road.
The search is "being conducted with support from District and Tactical Support Group colleagues", a PSNI statement said.A housing estate was cordoned off near the Brandywell area PSNI officers spent four days in a nearby area last week, finding a suspected firearm in Kildrum Gardens on Sunday.the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland was raised from substantial to severeIt follows a rise in dissident republican activity, including a recent gun attack on a senior PSNI officer.
Det Ch Insp John Caldwell sustained life-changing injuries when he was shot in Omagh, County Tyrone on 22 February.
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