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| Bomb found in Belfast university area | Bomb found in Belfast university area |
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| There have been a series of alerts in greater Belfast on Friday following the discovery of a pipe bomb in the university area. | There have been a series of alerts in greater Belfast on Friday following the discovery of a pipe bomb in the university area. |
| Students and families left their homes overnight after the Army carried out a controlled explosion on the device in an alley off Eblana Street. | Students and families left their homes overnight after the Army carried out a controlled explosion on the device in an alley off Eblana Street. |
| Police said four men and a woman have been arrested over dissident republican activity in greater Belfast. | Police said four men and a woman have been arrested over dissident republican activity in greater Belfast. |
| It is understood two of the men were arrested in Eblana Street. | It is understood two of the men were arrested in Eblana Street. |
| BBC Northern Ireland reporter Conor Macauley talked to a number of people who witnessed the security operation. | BBC Northern Ireland reporter Conor Macauley talked to a number of people who witnessed the security operation. |
| "What appears to have happened is a silver taxi was stopped by police and a couple of men were dragged out of it, another was seen lying handcuffed in the street," he said. | "What appears to have happened is a silver taxi was stopped by police and a couple of men were dragged out of it, another was seen lying handcuffed in the street," he said. |
| "They were put in white forensic overalls and taken into custody." | "They were put in white forensic overalls and taken into custody." |
| The Alliance Party's Naomi Long said the device was close to the party's headquarters. | |
| "The bomb found near our party headquarters was also adjacent to a residential area," she said. | |
| "Not only did it cause disruption to those who live nearby, but those responsible for it showed utter disregard for the lives of local people." |