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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 the Lisburn Road. | |
Army explosives experts were called to the scene. The device has been taken away for further forensic examination. | Army explosives experts were called to the scene. The device has been taken away for further forensic examination. |
The pipe bomb exploded in the garden of a house. A mother and her baby girl were inside the property. | The pipe bomb exploded in the garden of a house. A mother and her baby girl were inside the property. |
PSNI Chief Inspector Mark McEwan said it was "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," he added. | |
A PSNI spokesperson said a motive had not yet been established. | A PSNI spokesperson said a motive had not yet been established. |