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Pipe bomb explodes outside house 'Criminal gang' claim Derry bombs
(about 4 hours later)
A house in Londonderry has been damaged in an early morning pipe bomb attack. The police have said a criminal gang has claimed responsibility for two overnight explosions in Londonderry.
The device exploded at about 0130 BST at Spruce Meadows in the Culmore area. The blast caused extensive damage to a car and damage to the front of the house. It is understood Republican Action Against Drugs (Raad) threw a pipe bomb at a house in Spruce meadows in Culmore.
Two adults and five children were in the house at the time but there are no reports of any injuries. A family of seven escaped injury after the pipe bomb exploded outside their home at about 0130 BST on Monday.
The police became aware of another device in the city only after Raad claimed responsibility for it.
Police said the group claimed a device, which partially exploded, was thrown at a Westland Street house.
The pipe bomb in Spruce Meadows caused extensive damage to a car and damage to the front of the house.
Inspector Jon Burrows said they were investigating a link to drugs, and that people who engaged in such violence were the "enemies of everyone".
"Everyone needs to unite together to give us the information to put them behind bars," he continued.
"If anyone had of been close to that pipe bomb when it exploded they could have been very seriously injured, or indeed killed."
Republican Action Against Drugs have targeted at least 15 men in the city in recent months.
Evacuated
Two adults and five children were in the Spruce Meadows house at the time of the attack but no-one was injured.
Army technical officers examined the scene and removed the remains the device for further examination.Army technical officers examined the scene and removed the remains the device for further examination.
A number of nearby houses were evacuated for a short time.A number of nearby houses were evacuated for a short time.
Darren Curry lives in the area and said families had been left shocked.Darren Curry lives in the area and said families had been left shocked.
"You probably wouldn't expect that to happen here, it's a very quiet area. We've only moved in recently and we've found no trouble at all," he said."You probably wouldn't expect that to happen here, it's a very quiet area. We've only moved in recently and we've found no trouble at all," he said.
"It's just an awful shock that people could come in and actually do that and cause disruption and not have any fear for anybody that lived here.""It's just an awful shock that people could come in and actually do that and cause disruption and not have any fear for anybody that lived here."
Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed anything unusual to contact them. Police have appealed for people to exercise caution and not to touch any unusual or suspicious items.