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| Londonderry pipe bomb attacks treated as hate crimes | Londonderry pipe bomb attacks treated as hate crimes |
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| Nine people have escaped injury after two pipe bombs exploded outside houses in Londonderry overnight. | Nine people have escaped injury after two pipe bombs exploded outside houses in Londonderry overnight. |
| Four adults and a child were in a house in Lapwing Way in the Waterside area of the city when a device exploded shortly after 01:30 GMT. | Four adults and a child were in a house in Lapwing Way in the Waterside area of the city when a device exploded shortly after 01:30 GMT. |
| At about the same time, a second pipe bomb detonated at a house in Lincoln Court, damaging the front door. Four adults who were inside were not hurt. | At about the same time, a second pipe bomb detonated at a house in Lincoln Court, damaging the front door. Four adults who were inside were not hurt. |
| Police said the attacks are linked and are being treated as hate crimes. | Police said the attacks are linked and are being treated as hate crimes. |
| Army bomb disposal officers were called to the properties after police received reports of loud bangs in both areas. | Army bomb disposal officers were called to the properties after police received reports of loud bangs in both areas. |
| Local councillor Drew Thompson told the BBC a letter box had been blown off the door of one of the houses. | Local councillor Drew Thompson told the BBC a letter box had been blown off the door of one of the houses. |
| "One family said to me they heard a bang at about half past one and they ran out, not thinking. | |
| "They couldn't see anything, but it was only later on that they realised that there had been a partial explosion," he told BBC Radio Ulster. | |
| The councillor, who has visited the areas, said the pipe bombs did not appear to have caused any major damage. | |
| A police spokesman said the remains of the devices have been taken away for forensic examination. | A police spokesman said the remains of the devices have been taken away for forensic examination. |
| They have appealed for anyone with information about the attacks to contact them. | They have appealed for anyone with information about the attacks to contact them. |