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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 who suffers from cerebral palsy has been injured in a pipe-bomb attack on the outskirts of west Belfast. | |
| The boy was asleep in the living room of a house at Oakvale Gardens, Dunmurry, on Saturday night when the explosion happened. | The boy was asleep in the living room of a house at Oakvale Gardens, Dunmurry, on Saturday night when the explosion happened. |
| He suffered cuts and bruises. An elderly woman who was with him was unhurt but is said to be traumatised. | He suffered cuts and bruises. An elderly woman who was with him was unhurt but is said to be traumatised. |
| The boy's father and his girlfriend were upstairs. They escaped injury. | The boy's father and his girlfriend were upstairs. They escaped injury. |
| The front of the house and living room were extensively damaged. A neighbouring house and a number of cars were also damaged in the blast which happened at about 2310 BST. | The front of the house and living room were extensively damaged. A neighbouring house and a number of cars were also damaged in the blast which happened at about 2310 BST. |
| The child had recently been discharged from hospital after an operation. | The child had recently been discharged from hospital after an operation. |
| Sinn Fein councillor Angela Nelson said the child had been readmitted to hospital following the explosion, but was now considered well. | Sinn Fein councillor Angela Nelson said the child had been readmitted to hospital following the explosion, but was now considered well. |
| Police have ruled out a sectarian motive for the attack. | Police have ruled out a sectarian motive for the attack. |