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| Woman injured in car bomb attack | Woman injured in car bomb attack |
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| A police officer's girlfriend has been injured after a bomb exploded under her car in east Belfast. | |
| The 38-year-old was reversing the vehicle out of the driveway of his house in Kingsdale Park at about 0730 BST on Friday when the device exploded. | The 38-year-old was reversing the vehicle out of the driveway of his house in Kingsdale Park at about 0730 BST on Friday when the device exploded. |
| She was taken to hospital suffering from a minor arm injury and ringing in her ears, but has since been discharged. | |
| The police are expected to comment at about midday. | The police are expected to comment at about midday. |
| BBC Ireland Correspondent Mark Simpson said the location of what is presumed to be a dissident republican attack is significant as it is far from the areas in which the dissidents have been most active. | |
| "This is less than a mile from Police HQ, it's in the constituency of the DUP first minister Peter Robinson, it's one of the most unionist constituencies in Northern Ireland," he said. | |
| "Dissident republicans haven't been terribly active in Belfast as a whole in recent years, never mind east Belfast. This clearly looks like an upping of the ante." | |
| UUP leader Sir Reg Empey said the attack was a "very serious development". | UUP leader Sir Reg Empey said the attack was a "very serious development". |
| "Obviously there's a lot of speculation that this is another dissident attack, similar to the one in Londonderry a couple of months ago." | "Obviously there's a lot of speculation that this is another dissident attack, similar to the one in Londonderry a couple of months ago." |
| Belfast Lord Mayor Naomi Long said it was a "completely reckless and indiscriminate attack". | Belfast Lord Mayor Naomi Long said it was a "completely reckless and indiscriminate attack". |
| She said: "It is only by the grace of God that no one was killed." | She said: "It is only by the grace of God that no one was killed." |
| Democratic Unionist MLA Lord Browne said the attack was "disgraceful". | Democratic Unionist MLA Lord Browne said the attack was "disgraceful". |
| "I know the PSNI will be doing everything to apprehend those responsible," he added. | "I know the PSNI will be doing everything to apprehend those responsible," he added. |