Petrol bomb thrown at police officer in Derry

Detective Inspector Gareth Lavery said: “We are treating this horrific attack on our colleague as attempted murder."

Police are treating a petrol bomb attack on a police officer in Londonderry as attempted murder (Niall Carson/PA)

A petrol bomb has been thrown at a police officer at the scene of a house fire in Derry.

The PSNI said detectives are treating the incident on Sunday in the Creggan area of the city as attempted murder.