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Explosion at Belfast PSNI station Homes cleared after station blast
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There has been a small explosion outside a police station in north Belfast. About 40 families have been moved from their homes following a small explosion outside a police station in north Belfast.
A police spokesperson said officers were investigating the incident which took place at the rear of Old Park police station.A police spokesperson said officers were investigating the incident which took place at the rear of Old Park police station.
The blast caused damage to fencing at the perimeter wall. There were no reports of any injuries.The blast caused damage to fencing at the perimeter wall. There were no reports of any injuries.
Army bomb experts have been tasked and a number of surrounding properties have been evacuated. Army bomb experts are at the scene and the area has been cordoned off.
The SDLP assembly member for North Belfast, Alban Maginness, said he believed it was an attack by dissident republicans.The SDLP assembly member for North Belfast, Alban Maginness, said he believed it was an attack by dissident republicans.
"It is clearly part and parcel of a dissident republican campaign to exacerbate tension in the community and to destabilise the political situation even further," he added."It is clearly part and parcel of a dissident republican campaign to exacerbate tension in the community and to destabilise the political situation even further," he added.
The area's MP, Nigel Dodds of the DUP, said it was further evidence that there is a "ruthless and fanatical dissident republican element" in north Belfast.
Dissident republicans were also blamed for a similar attack in north Belfast in October when a small bomb was thrown into a Territorial Army base in Ashfield Crescent .Dissident republicans were also blamed for a similar attack in north Belfast in October when a small bomb was thrown into a Territorial Army base in Ashfield Crescent .