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Reports of explosion in Belfast city centre Reports of explosion in Belfast city centre
(about 4 hours later)
There have been reports of an explosion in Belfast city centre.There have been reports of an explosion in Belfast city centre.
Police had been dealing with a suspect vehicle on Victoria Street late on Sunday evening, and a loud bang was subsequently heard. It happened shortly after midnight, as army bomb experts examined a car left at the entrance to an underground car park at Victoria Square.
The car appears to have been damaged but not destroyed, and bomb disposal robots are at the scene. There are no reports of injuries at present. The car was damaged in the explosion but not destroyed. There are no reports of injuries.
The area has been evacuated and police said six streets were closed and likely to remain shut for a "number of hours". City centre commuters face traffic delays on Monday morning as police said the area around the alert would remain closed for a number of hours.
Speaking from the scene, the BBC's Conor Macauley said police had told bystanders the bang was not a controlled explosion carried out by them. People living close to the scene at Victoria Square had to leave their homes overnight, but have now been allowed to return.
He said that while the car had not exploded, it did appear to have been damaged, with the rear windscreen broken and a door blown open. Some of those caught up in the alert were moved from a nearby cinema.
BBC NI reporter Conor MacAuley said police told people at the scene that the bang was not a controlled explosion.
He said that while the car had not exploded, it appeared to have been damaged, with the rear windscreen broken and a door blown open.
The car, which is located at street level at the top of a ramp to an underground car park, is believed to have been left there at about 21:30 GMT.The car, which is located at street level at the top of a ramp to an underground car park, is believed to have been left there at about 21:30 GMT.
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