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East Belfast: Prison officer injured after device explodes under van East Belfast: Prison officer injured after bomb explodes under van
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A man, believed to be a prison officer, has been taken to hospital after a device exploded under a van in east Belfast. 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.
Earlier, there were reports on social media of people hearing a loud bang in the area. 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.