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| Short Strand: Second security alert after pipe bomb found | Short Strand: Second security alert after pipe bomb found |
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| A second device has been found on the same street where a small pipe bomb was made safe 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 security alert is under way at Strand Walk in Short Strand. | A security alert is under way at Strand Walk in Short Strand. |
| The pipe bomb had been thrown into the back garden of a house. It failed to explode. | 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. | 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. |
| Following the second alert, the Newtownards Road in east Belfast has been closed at Bridge End. |