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Small explosion reported on Springfield Road, west Belfast | Small explosion reported on Springfield Road, west Belfast |
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A small explosion outside a house in west Belfast was caused by a "commercial firework", police have said. | |
It happened on the Springfield Road at about 08:45 GMT on Thursday. | It happened on the Springfield Road at about 08:45 GMT on Thursday. |
A three-month-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother were all in the house at the time, but were not injured. | |
Gavin Davine, whose mother lives in the house, said the baby had to be taken out of it without being fed due to the incident. | |
He said the attackers were "hooligans". | |
Family members said there had been a previous incident a few years ago. | |
Sinn Fein's Fra McCann said the device thrown on Thursday had nails and screws attached to it. | |
He said the family had lived in the area for several years and there was no reason why they would have been singled out. |