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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 Culmore Gardens in west Belfast. | |
It was thrown at 19:30 GMT on Monday while 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 Culmore Gardens had to leave their homes for a time while army bomb disposal officers examined the device. | |
Sinn Fein councillor Emma Groves said the alert was causing a lot of disruption for people living in the area. | 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. | "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. | "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. | "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." | "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. | BBC NI reporter Julie McCullough said it was understood police had driven to the area after being called out to investigate a suspected burglary. |