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| Family targeted in north Belfast blast bomb attack | Family targeted in north Belfast blast bomb attack |
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| A woman was injured and two family dogs were also hurt in a blast bomb attack at a house in north Belfast. | A woman was injured and two family dogs were also hurt in a blast bomb attack at a house in north Belfast. |
| The 44-year-old woman went to answer the door at her home in Thorburn Road, Whitewell, at about 21:45 GMT on Sunday evening when the device exploded. | The 44-year-old woman went to answer the door at her home in Thorburn Road, Whitewell, at about 21:45 GMT on Sunday evening when the device exploded. |
| She suffered cuts to her leg. Two family dogs were injured, one lost a paw in the attack. | She suffered cuts to her leg. Two family dogs were injured, one lost a paw in the attack. |
| The woman's husband and a teenage daughter were inside the house. They were unhurt but deeply shocked. | |
| The brother of the injured woman said someone could have died in the attack. | |
| "Apparently they rapped the door and set it (the blast bomb) down. My sister said: 'Who's there?' and it went off. | |
| "The dog got it and his leg blew off, he is down in the vet's. My wee niece had just gone to bed. | |
| "Anybody could have been seriously hurt last night. My sister is still in shock. She is white as a ghost and she is shaking," he said. | |
| "People said it was probably the LVF (Loyalist Volunteer Force) or something, but there is no call. It could have been death at your own home for I don't know why. We have a big family the whole of it is in shock. | |
| "I hate the thoughts of what could have been. I have no idea what this was about." | |
| Councillor Guy Spence, DUP, said the attack was "serious and sinister". | Councillor Guy Spence, DUP, said the attack was "serious and sinister". |
| "There was significant damage done in and around the doorway from the blast when the device was thrown. | "There was significant damage done in and around the doorway from the blast when the device was thrown. |
| "The family is in deep shock. It was just fortunate no-one was badly injured," he said. | "The family is in deep shock. It was just fortunate no-one was badly injured," he said. |
| "This could have resulted in potentially a loss of life." | "This could have resulted in potentially a loss of life." |
| Police have appealed for information. They want to know about a dark coloured car which was seen driving away from the attack towards the Serpentine Road. | Police have appealed for information. They want to know about a dark coloured car which was seen driving away from the attack towards the Serpentine Road. |