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Belfast explosion was a 'viable pipe bomb' | Belfast explosion was a 'viable pipe bomb' |
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A security alert in south Belfast on Friday night was a viable pipe bomb which had partially exploded, police have said. | A security alert in south Belfast on Friday night was a viable pipe bomb which had partially exploded, police have said. |
A number of homes were evacuated around Melrose Street, just off Lisburn Road. | A number of homes were evacuated around Melrose Street, just off Lisburn Road. |
Army explosives experts were called to the scene. The device has been taken away for further forensic examination. | |
Chief Inspector Mark McEwan said: "It is only by good fortune that members of the public were not killed or seriously injured. | |
"Whoever left this device has shown complete disregard for the safety of the local community." | |
A PSNI spokesperson said a motive has not yet been established. |