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| Pipe bomb attack on Antrim house | Pipe bomb attack on Antrim house |
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| A pipe bomb has been thrown at a house in Antrim. | A pipe bomb has been thrown at a house in Antrim. |
| The device caused damage to the front of the property in the mixed Brantwood Gardens area. | The device caused damage to the front of the property in the mixed Brantwood Gardens area. |
| A Catholic family-of-five were home at the time of the attack, which happened shortly before 0400 BST on Friday, but were not injured. | A Catholic family-of-five were home at the time of the attack, which happened shortly before 0400 BST on Friday, but were not injured. |
| A claim of responsibility was made to a local media outlet by a loyalist grouping. | |
| The family is said to have lived in the Greystone area of the town for more than 20 years and suffered no abuse in the past. | The family is said to have lived in the Greystone area of the town for more than 20 years and suffered no abuse in the past. |
| 'Determined to stay' | 'Determined to stay' |
| Ulster Unionist Party councillor Adrian Watson said the house had been badly damaged in the attack. | Ulster Unionist Party councillor Adrian Watson said the house had been badly damaged in the attack. |
| "I have spoken to some of the neighbours and Brantwood is a very quiet, peaceful, mixed community and really this is the first occasion that anything like this has happened in this community," he said. | "I have spoken to some of the neighbours and Brantwood is a very quiet, peaceful, mixed community and really this is the first occasion that anything like this has happened in this community," he said. |
| "I've spoken to the mother and daughter and they are at a loss as to why this would have happened. They are determined to stay - it has been their family home for over 20 years." | "I've spoken to the mother and daughter and they are at a loss as to why this would have happened. They are determined to stay - it has been their family home for over 20 years." |
| SDLP assembly member Thomas Burns said the attack was "totally senseless and bewildering". | SDLP assembly member Thomas Burns said the attack was "totally senseless and bewildering". |
| "This area is a very mixed and well respected part of Antrim and this attack has been met with shock and condemnation in equal measure," he said. | "This area is a very mixed and well respected part of Antrim and this attack has been met with shock and condemnation in equal measure," he said. |
| "The family are well thought of and totally shocked that this should happen to them." | "The family are well thought of and totally shocked that this should happen to them." |
| Detectives said they want to speak to two young males seen on bicycles, milkmen or anyone who was working in the area at the time. | Detectives said they want to speak to two young males seen on bicycles, milkmen or anyone who was working in the area at the time. |
| They added that they could not rule out paramilitary involvement at this stage of their investigations. | They added that they could not rule out paramilitary involvement at this stage of their investigations. |