Detectives in Northern Ireland say they believe a bomb which was left in a wooded area in south Belfast was 'clearly intended to kill police officers'.
They believe the device was a trap to lure officers into the area.
They had been responding to an emergency call for help - in which a man claimed he had heard a woman in distress, saying he believed she was being assaulted.
Superintendent Chris Noble said the device could have been triggered by anyone who had walked past it and was planted by someone intent on murdering a police officer.
The PSNI earlier described the object, which was found at Annadale embankment early today, as viable.
Police are on high alert for attacks by dissident republicans following the death of Constable Ronan Kerr earlier this month.
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