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East Belfast: Prison officer injured after bomb explodes under van | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A man, believed to be a prison officer, has been taken to hospital after a bomb exploded under a van in east Belfast. | |
It happened around the Woodstock Road at about 07:10 GMT on Friday. | It happened around the Woodstock Road at about 07:10 GMT on Friday. |
The condition of the man is not known at present. The Woodstock Road has been closed between its junctions with Omeath Street and Ravenhill Avenue. | The condition of the man is not known at present. The Woodstock Road has been closed between its junctions with Omeath Street and Ravenhill Avenue. |
Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster said it was a "disgraceful and despicable attack". | |
Traffic in the area is being diverted and the road is expected to remain closed for some time. | Traffic in the area is being diverted and the road is expected to remain closed for some time. |
As a result of the incident, Euston Street Primary School in east Belfast is advising parents that the school can be accessed from Castlereagh Road. | As a result of the incident, Euston Street Primary School in east Belfast is advising parents that the school can be accessed from Castlereagh Road. |
Condemnation | |
Earlier, there were reports on social media of people hearing a loud bang in the area. | |
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt "utterly condemned" the attack. | |
He said there was "no place for terrorists in my vision of a new Northern Ireland". | |
DUP MLA Robin Newton said the person or persons who planted the device "must be condemned by all right thinking people". | DUP MLA Robin Newton said the person or persons who planted the device "must be condemned by all right thinking people". |
"This is a despicable act and it is fortunate that we are not talking about serious or even a fatality today," he said. | "This is a despicable act and it is fortunate that we are not talking about serious or even a fatality today," he said. |