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| Pipe bomb thrown at PSNI vehicle in west Belfast | Pipe bomb thrown at PSNI vehicle in west Belfast |
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| A pipe bomb has been thrown at a police vehicle in the Culmore Gardens area of west Belfast. | A pipe bomb has been thrown at a police vehicle in the Culmore Gardens area of west Belfast. |
| It was thrown at 19:30 GMT on Monday whilst police were attending a call which they now believe was a hoax. | It was thrown at 19:30 GMT on Monday whilst police were attending a call which they now believe was a hoax. |
| The device did not explode and no-one was injured. | The device did not explode and no-one was injured. |
| A number of residents in the Culmore Gardens area have had to leave their homes. Army technical officers have been called to examine the device. | A number of residents in the Culmore Gardens area have had to leave their homes. Army technical officers have been called to examine the device. |
| Sinn Fein councillor Emma Groves said the alert was causing a lot of disruption for people living in the area. | |
| "It has been totally inconvenient for people. I totally condemn this," she said. | |
| "The only thing this has achieved is annoyance and upset for the people and residents living in our community. | |
| "People don't want this anymore, they don't want to have to lift their kids and take their kids out into a freezing cold evening. | |
| "The people in this area certainly don't support this sort of behaviour." | |
| BBC NI reporter Julie McCullough said it was understood police had driven to the area after being called out to investigate a suspected burglary. | |
| Around 30 homes have been evacuated as a result of the alert. | |
| She said people did not know when they would be allowed back to their homes. |