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Short Strand: Pipe bomb thrown into back garden Short Strand: Second security alert after pipe bomb found
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A small pipe bomb has been made safe after being thrown into the back garden of a house in east Belfast. A second device has been found on the same street where a small pipe bomb was made safe in east Belfast.
A number of homes were evacuated during the alert at Strand Walk in Short Strand at about 22:40 BST on Monday. A security alert is under way at Strand Walk in Short Strand.
The device, which had failed to explode, has been taken away for forensic tests. Residents have returned to their homes. The pipe bomb had been thrown into the back garden of a house. It failed to explode.
A number of homes were evacuated during the alert, which began at about 22:40 BST on Monday. The pipe bomb was been taken away for forensic tests.
Det Sgt Sean Armstrong said: "This device had the capacity to cause serious injury."Det Sgt Sean Armstrong said: "This device had the capacity to cause serious injury."
The police are urging anyone with information to contact them.The police are urging anyone with information to contact them.