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| Mortar bomb and command wire found at West Belfast alert | Mortar bomb and command wire found at West Belfast alert |
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| It is understood police have found an improvised mortar bomb and a command wire during a security alert. | |
| A 22-year-old man was arrested on Thursday night in connection with the alert in west Belfast. | |
| The bomb was found at the junction of the Shaw's Road and the Glen Road in the city. | The bomb was found at the junction of the Shaw's Road and the Glen Road in the city. |
| The find comes two weeks after dissident republicans fired a mortar at a police Land Rover as it drove along the Falls Road. | The find comes two weeks after dissident republicans fired a mortar at a police Land Rover as it drove along the Falls Road. |
| Army bomb experts were called to the area to examine the device. Parts of both roads had been closed, but have now reopened. | Army bomb experts were called to the area to examine the device. Parts of both roads had been closed, but have now reopened. |
| West Belfast MP Paul Maskey said he had been told by police that an "improvised device" had been found. | West Belfast MP Paul Maskey said he had been told by police that an "improvised device" had been found. |
| He said 12 families had been moved from their homes during the alert. | He said 12 families had been moved from their homes during the alert. |
| SDLP councillor Tim Attwood said: "This is another extremely worrying development. It follows an attack on police with a mortar device on the Falls Road only two weeks ago. | SDLP councillor Tim Attwood said: "This is another extremely worrying development. It follows an attack on police with a mortar device on the Falls Road only two weeks ago. |
| "Those behind these attacks, whether planned or executed, are totally reckless and have no regard for the safety of anyone, especially residents going about their daily business." | "Those behind these attacks, whether planned or executed, are totally reckless and have no regard for the safety of anyone, especially residents going about their daily business." |