It is believed the bomb was detonated by mobile phone
The bomb meant to kill or injure police officers on the outskirts of Belfast at the weekend may have been detonated by mobile telephone.
Three officers were responding to a call on Duncrue pathway near the M5 motorway on Saturday when the bomb partially exploded nearby.
The BBC understands police are working on the basis that dissident Republicans were responsible for the attack.
In the past dissidents have attempted to detonate bombs by mobile phone.
However, this is believed to be the first time they have successfully used a mobile phone to detonate a device of this nature.
'Fatalities'Detective Chief Inspector Karen Baxter said the bomb was left in a place where officers or the public could have been killed.
"Had this device exploded as intended we would've had fatalities this morning," she said.
"There was a significant degree of planning involved and this was a sophisticated device. The people that left this have been reckless with their intentions," she said.
"They don't care who they kill - but the target was very clearly officers."
There had been two previous call-outs to police on Saturday alleging a crime had been committed in the area.
The area was sealed off for more than 24 hours as searches were carried out by police and bomb disposal experts.
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