Sinn Fein says the plan could have caused a 'catastrophic loss of life' and tells attackers to 'move away from any such actions'.
Detective Superintendent Sean Wright, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Terrorism Investigation Unit, said drivers and the wider public had been put"at serious risk of injury and possible death" by the bomb.
If the lorry had driven off and the device exploded then"the risks posed do not bear thinking about", he continued. Asked if he thought the attack was timed to coincide with Brexit, Mr Kelly said:"From the detail we have here that's a possibility, but, whatever the reason, there is no logic around it except to cause death and destruction.
Ulster Unionist policing spokesman Doug Beattie called on the UK government to take robust action against what he called the"fascists".
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