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| Boy, 7, hurt in pipe-bomb blast | Boy, 7, hurt in pipe-bomb blast |
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| A seven-year-old boy has been injured in a pipe-bomb attack on the outskirts of west Belfast. | A seven-year-old boy has been injured in a pipe-bomb attack on the outskirts of west Belfast. |
| The explosion happened at the front of a house at Oakvale Gardens, Dunmurry, at about 2310 BST on Saturday. | The explosion happened at the front of a house at Oakvale Gardens, Dunmurry, at about 2310 BST on Saturday. |
| The boy, who was with an elderly woman in the living room, suffered cuts and bruises and was treated in hospital. | |
| The older woman was shocked but uninjured and a man and woman in an upstairs bedroom escaped injury in the explosion. | The older woman was shocked but uninjured and a man and woman in an upstairs bedroom escaped injury in the explosion. |
| The front of the house and living room were extensively damaged. A neighbouring house and cars on the street were also damaged. | The front of the house and living room were extensively damaged. A neighbouring house and cars on the street were also damaged. |
| A police spokesman said, at this stage, a sectarian motive had been ruled out. | A police spokesman said, at this stage, a sectarian motive had been ruled out. |