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| Pipe bomb thrown at house in Bessbrook | Pipe bomb thrown at house in Bessbrook |
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| There has been a pipe bomb attack in the County Armagh village of Bessbrook. | There has been a pipe bomb attack in the County Armagh village of Bessbrook. |
| At about midnight on Friday, police received reports that the bomb had exploded after being thrown at a van outside a house in Ardaveen Park. | At about midnight on Friday, police received reports that the bomb had exploded after being thrown at a van outside a house in Ardaveen Park. |
| There are no reports of any injuries. Minor damage was caused to the van. | There are no reports of any injuries. Minor damage was caused to the van. |
| Army bomb experts attended the scene of the explosion. Police are investigating a motive for the attack, although it is not thought to be terrorist-related. | Army bomb experts attended the scene of the explosion. Police are investigating a motive for the attack, although it is not thought to be terrorist-related. |
| SDLP assembly member Dominic Bradley said he did not know what those responsible were trying to achieve. | SDLP assembly member Dominic Bradley said he did not know what those responsible were trying to achieve. |
| "I condemn those responsible for the detonation of this pipe bomb at Ardaveen, a quiet residential area, last night," he said. | "I condemn those responsible for the detonation of this pipe bomb at Ardaveen, a quiet residential area, last night," he said. |
| "In doing this they showed scant regard for life and had the circumstances been different, someone could have been killed or seriously injured by this device." | "In doing this they showed scant regard for life and had the circumstances been different, someone could have been killed or seriously injured by this device." |
| The attack is not thought to be terrorist-related. |